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View synonyms for arpeggio
arpeggio
[ ahr-pej-ee-oh, -pej-oh ]
noun
, Music.
, plural ar·peg·gi·os.
- the sounding of the notes of a chord in rapid succession instead of simultaneously.
- a chord thus sounded.
arpeggio
/ ɑːˈpɛdʒɪəʊ /
noun
- a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously
- an ascending and descending figuration used in practising the piano, voice, etc
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Other Words From
- ar·peggi·ated ar·peggi·oed adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of arpeggio1
1735–45; < Italian: literally, a harping, noun derivative of arpeggi ( are ) to play on the harp (< Germanic; compare Old English hearpi ( g ) an to harp)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of arpeggio1
C18: from Italian, from arpeggiare to perform on the harp, from arpa harp
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Example Sentences
It is doubtful whether even the forms most peculiar to him (such as the arpeggio-prelude) are of his invention.
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Begin by making the class sing them in arpeggio, and in a definite rhythm, so as to get precision.
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He gloats a while over the Second's gloomy outlook, and yawns in that irritating arpeggio, the foretaste of a good sound sleep.
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In a large number of his themes the arpeggio predominates, and always with a special interest and a special personality.
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All this had been the merest muted arpeggio accompaniment to the steady practical advance of her housekeeper's mind.
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