noun
- plural of appoggiatura: musical ornaments consisting of dissonant notes that resolve stepwise to consonant notes, creating emotional tension
Usage: music theory
Examples
- The composer used several appoggiaturas to create a sense of longing in the melody.
- Bach’s chorale harmonizations frequently feature appoggiaturas that enhance emotional expression.
- The pianist emphasized the appoggiaturas by playing them slightly louder than the resolution notes.
- Students of music theory must learn to identify appoggiaturas in classical compositions.
- The aria’s beauty comes partly from its carefully placed appoggiaturas.
- Mozart’s use of appoggiaturas in his slow movements creates profound emotional depth.