anacrusi

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Catalan

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Beginning of BWV 736, with an anacrusis shown in red.
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνάκρουσις (anákrousis).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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anacrusi f (plural anacrusis)

  1. (prosody) anacrusis; unstressed syllable at the start of a verse
  2. (music) anacrusis; unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat (or downbeat) of a phrase

Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἀνάκρουσις (anákrousis).

Noun

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anacrusi f (uncountable)

  1. anacrusis
  2. (music) upbeat (unstressed beat at beginning of bar)
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Further reading

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  • anacrusi in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana