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Arpeggio

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(from Ital. arpeggiare, to play upon the harp), in music, the notes of a chord, played in rapid succession as on a harp, and not together.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Arpeggio'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/arpeggio.html. 1910.
 
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