grupetto
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Italian.
Noun[edit]
grupetto (plural grupettos)
- (music) A group of notes played together that are added to the melody, also known as the "turn" or grace notes.
- A small group.
- (professional road cycling) The trailing group of riders in a stage race that tries to finish the race stage in which it was formed at a time just under the cut-off time for when they would otherwise be disqualified from continuing on to the next stage of the race.
Usage notes[edit]
Internationally used for the group of riders that forms at the back of mountain stages in cycling road races.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- (music) Grupetto, Auer, Leopold, 1921. Violin Playing as I Teach it., page 125
- (music) Grupetto, Stubbins, William Harold, 1951. The study of the clarinet: (for soprano, alto or bass clarinet)., Page 122.
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
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