cambiata
[ kam-bee-ah-tuh ]
/ ˌkæm biˈɑ tə /
noun Music.
a melodic ornamental tone following a principal tone by a skip, usually of a third above or below, and progressing by a step.
Also called
changing tone,
changing note.
Compare
échappée.
Origin of cambiata
< Italian: short for
nota cambiata changed note;
cambiata, feminine past participle of
cambiare to
change
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