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blue note noun[ C ] music specializeduk /ˈbluː ˌnəʊt/ us /ˈbluː ˌnoʊt/ a note that is sung or played at a slightly lower pitch(= level) than usual, common in blues, gospel, and jazz music: This note is a blue note, and could also be called the flat third. The timing of a blue note and the appropriate delivery of emotion is mostly understated. She held a blue note, like in a conventional chanson. They occasionally slip in blue notes, familiar to North American ears. Such fractional intervals as the blue note had already been around for centuries in Northern European folk music. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Technical music terms acciaccatura accidental aeolian aleatory alto clef antiphonal discordant harmonic progression harmony hemidemisemiquaver inversion Ionian overtone rubato scherzando scordatura secco recitative secondo staccato whole step
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