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Arpeggio
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In music, an arpeggio is a broken chord where the notes are played or sung in succession rather than simultaneously. The word, like many other musical terms, originates from Italian, in which it means "in the manner of the harp." Any instrument may employ arpeggiation, but the following instruments use arpeggios most often:
- String instruments are used to play arpeggios in classical music. Along with scales, arpeggios are a form of basic technical exercise.
- Bass guitarists often use arpeggios to play out chords.
- Guitarists use arpeggios extensively in certain genres, such as Neo-classical, and often while employing the sweep-picking technique.
- Synthesizers are often called upon to play arpeggios, especially in electronica. Some synths contain arpeggiators especially for this purpose.
- Keyboards, such as piano and accordions are used to play arpeggios.
In early computer music, arpeggios were often the only way to play a chord since sound hardware usually had a very limited number of oscillators. Instead of tying them all up to play one chord, one channel could be used to play an arpeggio, leaving the rest for drums, bass, or sound effects.
A synthesized flute-like instrument and a harp playing various chords in arpeggio, joined later by strings playing the same notes simultaneously.
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