Arpeggio

Quick meaning: Arpeggio is a noun meaning (music) The notes of a chord played individually instead of simultaneously, usually moving from lowest to highest.

Meaning

(music) The notes of a chord played individually instead of simultaneously, usually moving from lowest to highest.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To play (a chord) as an arpeggio; to play (a piece of music) with arpeggios.
2. (intransitive) To produce arpeggios; to produce sounds resembling arpeggios.
3. (ambitransitive, figurative) 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.

Example Sentences

The accordion player arpeggioed through a chord […]

The soaring sound [of the whistling] rippled and trilled and arpeggioed as the songs of wild birds do not;

He struck the opening chords of the passage; but this time Irene's voice was silent. Victor stopped in the middle of an arpeggio.

When his fingers touched the piano, he formed a D7 chord, arpeggioed it up the inversions, then started singing and playing the “Happy Birthday” song.

Word Forms

• arpeggios
• arpeggi
• arpeggioing
• arpeggioed

Synonyms for arpeggio

Depending on context, synonyms include arpeggiate.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include appoggiatura, adagio, acciaccatura, voicing, chording, alfabeto.

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