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auxiliary note

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noun

  1. music a nonharmonic note occurring between two harmonic notes

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Trill, position of auxiliary note in a, 72.

From Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered by Hofmann, Josef

If the half-tone, what would be the name of the auxiliary note?

From Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered by Hofmann, Josef

Position of Auxiliary Note in a Trill In the accompanying example of the trill should the auxiliary note be a tone or a half-tone above the principal note?

From Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered by Hofmann, Josef