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Mordent, the Glossary

In music, a mordent is an ornament indicating that the note is to be played with a single rapid alternation with the note above or below.^[1]

17 relations: ABRSM, Accidental (music), Arnold Dolmetsch, Baroque music, Chromatic scale, Etymology, Flat (music), List of ornaments, Music, Musical notation, Musical note, Natural (music), Ornament (music), Sharp (music), Slide (musical ornament), Tempo, Trill (music).
Ornamentation

ABRSM

The ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) is an examination board and registered charity based in the United Kingdom.

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Accidental (music)

In musical notation, an accidental is a symbol that indicates an alteration of a given pitch.

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Eugène Arnold Dolmetsch (24 February 185828 February 1940), was a French-born musician and instrument maker who spent much of his working life in England and established an instrument-making workshop in Haslemere, Surrey.

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Baroque music

Baroque music refers to the period or dominant style of Western classical music composed from about 1600 to 1750.

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Chromatic scale

The chromatic scale (or twelve-tone scale) is a set of twelve pitches (more completely, pitch classes) used in tonal music, with notes separated by the interval of a semitone.

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Etymology

Etymology (The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the scientific study of words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time".) is the scientific study of the origin and evolution of a word's semantic meaning across time, including its constituent morphemes and phonemes.

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Flat (music)

In music, flat means lower in pitch.

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List of ornaments

word--> Ornaments are a decorative embellishment to music, either to a melody or to an accompaniment part such as a bassline or chord. Mordent and List of ornaments are Ornamentation.

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Music

Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content.

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Musical notation

Musical notation is any system used to visually represent music.

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Musical note

In music, notes are distinct and isolatable sounds that act as the most basic building blocks for nearly all of music.

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Natural (music)

In modern Western music notation, a natural (♮) is a musical symbol that cancels a previous sharp or flat on a note in the written music.

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Ornament (music)

In music, ornaments or embellishments are musical flourishes—typically, added notes—that are not essential to carry the overall line of the melody (or harmony), but serve instead to decorate or "ornament" that line (or harmony), provide added interest and variety, and give the performer the opportunity to add expressiveness to a song or piece. Mordent and ornament (music) are Ornamentation.

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Sharp (music)

In music, in English sharp – eqv.

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Slide (musical ornament)

The slide (Schleifer in German, Coulé in French, Superjectio in Latin)Donington, p. 217. Mordent and slide (musical ornament) are Ornamentation.

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Tempo

In musical terminology, tempo (Italian for 'time'; plural 'tempos', or tempi from the Italian plural), also known as beats per minute, is the speed or pace of a given composition.

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Trill (music)

The trill (or shake, as it was known from the 16th until the early 20th century) is a musical ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes, usually a semitone or tone apart, which can be identified with the context of the trillTaylor, Eric. Mordent and trill (music) are Ornamentation.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordent

Also known as Inverted mordent, Lower mordent, Mordent (music).