acciaccatura

2 definitions found

acciaccatura - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

acciaccatura - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  acciaccatura
      n 1: an embellishing note usually written in smaller size [syn:
           grace note, appoggiatura, acciaccatura]