Acciaccatura

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Acciaccatura \Ac*ciac`ca*tu"ra\, n. [It., from acciaccare to
     crush.] (Mus.)
     A short grace note, one semitone below the note to which it
     is prefixed; -- used especially in organ music. Now used as
     equivalent to the short appoggiatura.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  acciaccatura
       n : an embellishing note usually written in smaller size [syn: {grace
           note}, {appoggiatura}]
       [also: {acciaccature} (pl)]