cambiata

[ kam-bee-ah-tuh ]

noun

, Music.

1. a melodic ornamental tone following a principal tone by a skip, usually of a third above or below, and progressing by a step.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cambiata¹

< Italian: short for nota cambiata changed note; cambiata, feminine past participle of cambiare to change

Example Sentences

The already existing Fux, nota cambiata, is now dealt with in conjunction with Albrechtsberger.

From Project Gutenberg

Having emerged from the school of the nota cambiata, he retains only the cambiata and becomes a member of several learned societies, &c.

From Project Gutenberg