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1.20 appoggiatura
ES: apoyatura, I: appoggiatura, F: appoggiature, (port de voix), D: Vorschlag, Vorhalt NL: (korte) voorslag, DK: forslag, S: förslag, FI: appoggiatura, etuhele.
Ornamental note, usually a second, that is melodically connected with the main note following it. In music before the 19th century appoggiature were usually performed on the beat, after that mostly before the beat. While the short appoggiatura is performed as a short note regardless of the duration of the main note the duration of the long appoggiatura is proportional to that of the main note.
![[image of music]](../bc/lily-8b6f91b0.png)
An appoggiatura may have more notes preceding the main note.
![[image of music]](../d8/lily-8c77a9d9.png)
See also
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