Does this accidental before an acciaccatura also apply to the main note?

1. Is acciaccatura a grace note?
2. What is a little note before the main note?
3. What is the difference between a grace note and an appoggiatura?
4. Do accidentals apply to grace notes?

Is acciaccatura a grace note?

An acciaccatura is a close cousin of the appoggiatura, featuring an auxiliary note (notated as a grace note with an oblique stroke through the stem) that leads into a main note. ... The grace note of an acciaccatura can be a diatonic note that functions as a chord tone alongside other notes in a musical phrase.

What is a little note before the main note?

A grace note is a brief note that functions as ornamentation for the note that follows it, which is known as a main note or principal note. In performance practice, grace notes function as an acciaccatura, a term in music theory that describes ornamentation or embellishment.

What is the difference between a grace note and an appoggiatura?

An appoggiatura is a nonchord tone — that is, a note that doesn't fit into the current chord — that is approached by leap and resolved by step. So a grace note is a rhythmic device and an appoggiatura is a melodic/harmonic device.

Do accidentals apply to grace notes?

But for the most part, yes, accidentals on the grace note do carry through out the measure. In very contemporary stuff, an accidental only applies to that particular note when it occurs in the measure.