What is an arpeggio?

A.

a blend of several tones, which reverberate simultaneously

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B.

playing a series of chords in a particular order

• C. unsteady combination of chords producing rough sound

D.

musical notes set to sound in a discontinuous manner

An arpeggio is a group of notes which are played one after the other, added either going up or going down.

A broken chord is a chord broken into a sequence of notes. A broken chord may repeat some of the notes from the chord and span one or more octaves. An arpeggio is a type of broken chord, in which the notes that compose a chord are played or sung in a rising or descending order.