appoggiatura
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of appoggiatura
First recorded in 1745–55; from Italian: literally, “a propping up,” equivalent to appoggiat(o), past participle of appoggiare “to support” + -ura abstract noun suffix; see ap- 1, podium, -ate 1, -ure
Example Sentences
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He tended to gloss over big moments with infuriatingly brisk tempos, and the crunching appoggiatura on the work’s final chord, one of the most eloquent dissonances in all of music history, simply failed to register.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2018
So for a short auditory definition of the appoggiatura and a taste of the controversy surrounding its application to Adele, I’ll refer you to this piece from NPR entitled, “Another take on the ‘Appoggiatura.‘”
From Scientific American ● Mar. 1, 2012
But the definition of the appoggiatura isn’t the only thing that is currently being debated.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 1, 2012
Last week in Los Angeles, Les Fetes d'Hebe was given a glowing new production that reveled in each melodic appoggiatura and terpsichorean temps de courante.
From Time Magazine Archive
The dizzy appoggiatura leaps in the last two bars set the seal of perfection upon this unique composition.
From Chopin : the Man and His Music by James Huneker
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