arpeggiando
Definition of the Italian term arpeggiando in music:
- playing arpeggios (playing the notes of a chord in succession instead of simultaneously, usually from the bottom up)
- on strings: playing broken chords on a bouncing bowstroke so that each note is played on a different string
Language
Italian
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include arpeggiando:
- non arpeggiando – non-arpeggiated (the notes of a chord played simul...
Musical examples
Music scores that include arpeggiando:
- Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue in D major (1680) Page 7
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to arpeggiando:
- acciaccato – crushed, battered...
- arpeggiare – to play arpeggio (to play the notes of a chord in ...
- arpeggiato – arpeggiated (instruction to play the notes of a ch...
- arpeggio – arpeggio (the notes of a chord played in rapid suc...