Can You Guess These 10 Words From the Scripps Spelling Bee?
In music, this type of “leaning” grace note clashes with the melody just enough to create dissonance, then sweet resolution. It is famous for its capacity to give you goosebumps: Imagine Gustav Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, or the opening of Adele’s “Someone Like You.” The word is derived from “appoggiare,” an Italian verb meaning “to lean,”…
