grace note
Fleeting melodic flourish
A grace note is a brief ornamental note in music, played quickly before the main note it decorates.
The term extends to any small embellishment or elegant touch that isn't essential but adds refinement: The handwritten thank-you was a grace note to an already lovely evening.
Grace notes enhance without being necessary.
Rapid neighbor-note embellishment
- trillRapid pitch oscillation
- turnRotational movement
- ornamentThing that beautifies
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
flourish · arpeggio · glissando · cadenza · tremolo · vibrato · fermata · staccato
To grow vigorously
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
- detailSingle small element
- accentRegional speech pattern
nuance · refinement · subtlety · finishing touch · adornment · garnish · polish · enhancement
mordent
Rapid neighbor-note embellishment
embellishment · flourish · arpeggio · glissando · cadenza · tremolo · vibrato · fermata · staccato · legato
flourish
To grow vigorously
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
- detailSingle small element
accent · nuance · refinement · subtlety · finishing touch · adornment · garnish · polish · enhancement · frill
poise
Graceful, unshakable calm
lightness · deftness · artistry · flair · style · sophistication · refinement · taste · beauty · allure
- vocal musicsong, vocals, soprano, tenor, alto
- finishing touchespolish, flourish, accent, embellishment, adornment
- music notationtreble clef, bass clef, clef, clefs, staff
- musical notationforte, score, piano, sheet music, notation
- musical techniquesaugmentation, diminution, inversion, retrograde, transposition
- pitch techniquespitch bend, bend, vibrato, glissando, portamento
grace noteessential element
Indispensable basic part
main event · centerpiece · substance · foundation · cornerstone
note, grace, gracious, disgrace, disgraced, ungracious, ungraceful, disgracing, disgraces