Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
gruppo .
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- noun music A
trill orturn . - noun cycling A group of cyclists that is separated from the main group of cyclists in a race.
Etymologies
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The ever useful Wikipedia describes it as "When placed directly above the note, the turn (also known as a gruppetto) indicates a sequence of upper auxiliary note, principal note, lower auxiliary note, and a return to the principal note."
Mandolin Cafe News 2009
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After waving away the help of race assistants in the broom wagon, Voigt battled on to finish the stage with the gruppetto, the group of sprinters and non-climbers who club together in a bid to beat the time cut-off.
Jens Voigt shrugs off another high-speed crash at the Tour de France 2010
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But at the same time, I am not going to just sit in the gruppetto every day and follow wheels.
Christian Vande Velde brushes off Vuelta a Espana crash caused by olive oil 2010
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Dean and Zabriskie crossed the line together at the back of the gruppetto at 25: 14 back and Dean is last overall at 1h09: 58.
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But to finish with the 59-man gruppetto on such a tough stage is no mean feat.
Inside the Tour de France with John Wilcockson: Races within the race 2010
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In the end the Lampre rider was left battling to stay within the time limits with the sprinters and other non-climbers among an 84-strong gruppetto that finished 34 minutes in arrears.
Thor Hushovd says Alessandro Petacchi remains top rival for Tour’s green jersey 2010
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Andy Shleck, Fabian Cancellara and big George Hincapie, all in their National Champions jerseys, Mark Cavendish, leading home the gruppetto, and a half-dozen others.
Flipping the Script: Upside Down and Against the Wind BikeSnobNYC 2010
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E sono finalmente andata alla prima riunione delle Girl Scout - un gruppetto di ragazzine di 8/9 anni, che devo confessare mi hanno alquanto spaventato all'inizio.
Embrace the Princetonness Ra 2009
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E sono finalmente andata alla prima riunione delle Girl Scout - un gruppetto di ragazzine di 8/9 anni, che devo confessare mi hanno alquanto spaventato all'inizio.
Archive 2009-04-01 Ra 2009
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The following are the embellishments most commonly found: Trill (or shake), mordent, inverted mordent (or prall trill), turn (gruppetto), inverted turn, appoggiatura and acciaccatura.
Music Notation and Terminology Karl Wilson Gehrkens 1928
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