arpeggio.
The notes of a chord played individually instead of simultaneously, usually moving from lowest to highest.
Meaning & usage
The notes of a chord played individually instead of simultaneously, usually moving from lowest to highest.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Italian arpeggio, from arpeggiare (“to play a harp”).
To play (a chord) as an arpeggio; to play (a piece of music) with arpeggios.
To produce arpeggios; to produce sounds resembling arpeggios.
To move (the hand or fingers) against a surface as if playing arpeggios on a keyboard; to touch different points in succession along a surface.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Italian arpeggio, from arpeggiare (“to play a harp”).
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