Appoggiatura

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Section 10.4 Appoggiatura

The appoggiatura is approached by leap and left by step. It is usually accented (on the beat), which makes it a particularly expressive non-chord tone.

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Figure 10.4.1. James Horner and Will Jennings, “My Heart Will Go On” (1997)

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The example above also has an anticipation, which is discussed in a later section in this chapter.

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Figure 10.4.2. Bruce Springsteen, “Born to Run” (1975)

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Notice that both the appoggiaturas in the following example resolve up. Both the leap to and step away from any appoggiatura can be from any direction.

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Figure 10.4.3. W.A. Mozart, Symphony No. 40, K. 550, II

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In the next section we discuss the escape tone.

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