grace note
noun/ˈɡɹeɪs nəʊt/UK/ˈɡɹeɪs ˌnoʊt/US
Etymology
From grace (“elegant movement; poise or balance; charming, pleasing qualities”) + note.
Definitions
A musical note, indicated on a score in smaller type with or without a slash through it,…
A musical note, indicated on a score in smaller type with or without a slash through it, played to ornament the melody rather than as part of it. Its note value does not count as part of the total time value of the measure it appears in.
Something that decorates, embellishes, or ornaments
Something that decorates, embellishes, or ornaments; a finishing touch.
- These concerns, often given mythic expression, explore the common human element in diverse experience: the poet [Rita Dove] touches the grace notes of famous and unknown lives, past and present.
- But what I know now is that even if the feelings do return, I can wait them out, and, indeed, pain that appears to be despairing and murderous may actually contain—if I listen very carefully—a grace note of hope or consolation from God.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA