Associations to the word «Appoggiatura»

Wiktionary

APPOGGIATURA, noun. (music) A type of musical ornament, falling on the beat, which often creates a suspension and subtracts for itself half the time value of the principal note which follows.

Dictionary definition

APPOGGIATURA, noun. An embellishing note usually written in smaller size.

Wise words

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
Baruch Spinoza