grace notes

A form of grace note — A musical note, indicated on a score in smaller type with or without a slash through it, played to ornament the melody rather than as part of it. Its note value does not count as part of the total time value of the measure it appears in.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of grace note. A group of notes that enhance the melody.

    Synonyms: grupetto, turn

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