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MORDENT [1 record]

Record 1 2018-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Music
DEF

A musical ornament made by a quick alternation of a principal tone with the tone immediately below it.

OBS

[The mordent is] called single or short when the auxiliary tone occurs once and double or long when this occurs twice or more.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Musique
DEF

Ornement consistant en un ou plusieurs battements faisant alterner plus ou moins rapidement une note principale et la note immédiatement inférieure pour s'achever sur la note principale [...]

Spanish

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