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ARP

ARP

1 6.9
A sequence of chord notes played one after another
  • noun
  • /ɑrp/
  • Specialized
: arpegio
  • With the arp shaft I got, I guess the retaining washer was just a little high.

Examples

  • It is certainly possible to fake an IP address, ARP entry, or similar mechanism.

    Blog text (6)
  • EXHIBIT 5: Information for St. Patrick Company Audit Manager Addison Arp Background

    Academic text (2003)
  • Arp, arp, arp, he giggled, slowly sinking to the floor.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Arp, arp, arp, he giggled, slowly sinking to the floor.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Arp!

  • We had a small Arp synthesizer as a companion, and they would be personifying each other from room to room.

    Blog text (27)
  • My business was primarily floaters, ARPs, commercial paper, and CMOs in those days because the writing was on the wall.

    Blog text (22)
  • New works by arp, Ernst, and Grosz at das eisen werk, November 15 to December 15.

  • The musician played each note of the chord as an ARP, creating a beautiful arpeggio.

  • To add texture to the composition, she decided to incorporate an ARP in her practice.

Synonyms

arpeggio
vsARP
  • Specialized
4 8.2

A way to play a chord by sounding its notes one after another

is the same musical idea expressed by the other name

Surface Forms

ARP singular
ARPs plural

Etymology

ARP as a musical term comes from the Italian arpeggio, which comes from arpa meaning 'harp'. So an ARP is like the sound a harp makes when it plays the notes of a chord one after another.