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to ARP

to ARP

9.4
To play chord notes quickly one after another
  • verb
  • Specialized
: tocar en arpegio
  • He loves to ARP on his guitar.

Examples

  • During the rehearsal, she asked him to ARP the guitar part more clearly.

  • If you ARP the notes instead of playing them together, the melody will sound more flowing.

  • The composer instructed the pianist to ARP the left-hand chords for a softer effect.

  • The musician ARPed the chord beautifully.

  • The pianist skillfully arped the chords, creating a beautiful melody.

  • As the guitarist arped each chord, the room filled with a warm sound.

  • During practice, she arped the notes quickly to improve her technique.

Synonyms

to arpeggiate
vsto ARP
  • Specialized
1 8.9

To play the notes of a chord one after another quickly instead of all together

has identical meaning and use in musical performance

Surface Forms

ARP infinitive
ARPed past
ARPed past participle
arpping present participle
arps third person singular

Etymology

ARP as a verb comes from the Italian arpeggiare, from arpa 'harp', and it gives the picture of playing like a harp. So to ARP is to play the notes of a chord quickly one after another.