a performer’s marking indicating that a note should be performed without harmony
Tasto solo
Language: Italian
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Staccato
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Italian
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a dot above the note indicating that the note thus marked should be shortened to half its written length, the second half rep…
Staccatissimo
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Italian
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an extreme form of staccato, often taken to indicate that one should shorten the note thus marked to one quarter of its writt…
Acciaccatura
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Italian
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Grace note; crushed note, written with a diagonal line through the note hook or flag
Accentuare
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Italian
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to mark with an accent; accessory notes, for example: the upper note in a trill, or the notes above and below the written not…
Appoggiatura
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Italian
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a note preparatory to another or to a chord acting as an unprepared suspension See appoggiatura in Note Symbols
Biscroma
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Italian
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a thirty second note see Note Values
Breve
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Italian
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a double whole note see Note Values
Croma
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Italian
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eighth note see Note Values