arpeggio
the sounding of the notes of a chord in rapid succession instead of simultaneously.
a chord thus sounded.
Origin of arpeggio
1- Also called broken chord.
Other words from arpeggio
- ar·peg·gi·at·ed, ar·peg·gi·oed, adjective
Words Nearby arpeggio
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How to use arpeggio in a sentence
We started with some scales and arpeggios, and then I had a book of sonatinas that I’d bought when I got the piano, and we decided to work from there.
It is doubtful whether even the forms most peculiar to him (such as the arpeggio-prelude) are of his invention.
Begin by making the class sing them in arpeggio, and in a definite rhythm, so as to get precision.
Music As A Language | Ethel HomeHe gloats a while over the Second's gloomy outlook, and yawns in that irritating arpeggio, the foretaste of a good sound sleep.
Merchantmen-at-Arms | David W. BoneIn a large number of his themes the arpeggio predominates, and always with a special interest and a special personality.
Studies in Modern Music, Second Series | W. H. Hadow
All this had been the merest muted arpeggio accompaniment to the steady practical advance of her housekeeper's mind.
The Brimming Cup | Dorothy Canfield Fisher
British Dictionary definitions for arpeggio
/ (ɑːˈpɛdʒɪəʊ) /
a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously
an ascending and descending figuration used in practising the piano, voice, etc
Origin of arpeggio
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