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Old 10-25-2008, 03:51 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Its an acciacatura, also known as a grace note. You play the small, struck through note very quickly just before you play the note thats full size after it.

think of it like playing a hemidemisemiquaver before a breve. YOu play one note as quickly as possible before the second. The difference is that the second note lands on its notated beat, as opposed to just after it.
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