Definition
A musical ornament where a dissonant note resolves downward by step to a consonant note, creating emotional tension and release. The dissonant note typically receives emphasis and takes time from the resolution note, creating expressive weight.
Etymology
From Italian 'appoggiare,' meaning 'to lean upon,' describing how the dissonant note 'leans' into its resolution. This ornament became central to Baroque and Classical expression, with composers like Bach and Mozart using it to create moments of poignant beauty and emotional intensity.
Kelly Says
The appoggiatura is music's sigh of longing—that bittersweet moment where discord yearns for resolution! Mozart called it 'the source of all melody' and used it to heartbreaking effect in pieces like the Piano Sonata K. 331, where each appoggiatura feels like a gentle sob that makes the resolution even sweeter.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አፖጂያቱራ
a-poh-jah-tur-ah
ARالعربية
أبوجاتورا
abū-jātūrā
BNবাংলা
অ্যাপোজিয়াচার
æpo-jee-yah-char
CACatalà
apojatura
a-poh-jah-tur-ah
CSČeština
apojatura
a-poh-yah-tur-ah
DADansk
appoggiatura
a-poh-jah-tur-ah
DEDeutsch
Appoggiatura
a-po-gee-ah-tur-ah
ELΕλληνικά
απποτζιάτουρα
a-poh-jah-tur-ah
ESEspañol
apoyatura
a-po-yah-tur-ah
FAفارسی
آپوژیاتورا
a-poh-jah-tur-ah
FISuomi
appoggiatura
a-poh-jah-tur-ah
FRFrançais
appoggiature
a-po-gee-ah-tur
GUGU
અપોજિયાચર
a-poh-jee-yah-char
HAHA
apojatura
a-poh-jah-tur-ah
HEעברית
אפוג'יאטורה
a-poh-jah-tur-ah
HIहिन्दी
अपोज़ीचर
apo-jee-char
HUMagyar
appoggiatura
a-poh-jah-tur-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
apojatura
a-poh-jah-tur-ah
IGIG
apojatura
a-poh-jah-tur-ah
ITItaliano
appoggiatura
a-poh-jah-tur-ah
KKKK
аппожиатура
a-poh-jah-tur-ah
KMKM
អាប៉ូជាទូរ៉ា
a-poh-jah-tur-ah
KO한국어
애포지아투라
aepoji-atula
MRMR
अपोजिचर
a-poh-jee-char
MSBahasa Melayu
apojatura
a-poh-jah-tur-ah
MYမြန်မာ
အပေါ်ဂျီယားတူရာ
a-poh-jee-yah-tur-ah
NLNederlands
appoggiatura
a-poh-jah-tur-ah
NONorsk
appoggiatura
a-poh-jah-tur-ah
PAPA
ਅਪੋਜ਼ੀਚਰ
a-poh-jee-char
PLPolski
apojatura
a-poh-yah-tur-ah
PTPortuguês
apoiatura
a-poh-ee-ah-tur-ah
RORomână
apojatură
a-poh-jah-tur-ă
RUРусский
апподжиатура
ap-poh-jah-tur-ah
SVSvenska
appoggiatura
a-poh-jah-tur-ah
SWKiswahili
apojatura
a-poh-jah-tur-ah
TAதமிழ்
அப்போஜியாச்சர்
a-poh-jee-yah-char
TEతెలుగు
అప్పోజియాచర్
a-poh-jee-yah-char
THไทย
เสียงเสริม
sīeng s̄erm
TLTL
apojatura
a-poh-jah-tur-ah
TRTürkçe
apojatura
a-poh-jah-tur-ah
UKУкраїнська
аподжіатура
a-poh-jah-tur-ah
URاردو
اپوجیچر
a-poh-jee-char
YOYO
apojatura
a-poh-jah-tur-ah
ZUZU
apojatura
a-poh-jah-tur-ah