double appoggiatura
noun
Definition of double appoggiatura
1 : two disjunct appoggiaturas above and below the principal note
2 : two appoggiaturas occurring simultaneously in different voices or parts
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Origin and Etymology of double appoggiatura
translation of Italian appoggiatura doppia
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