mordent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An ornament consisting of a single rapid alternation between a given pitch and another pitch either a whole step or half step immediately above or below it.

/ˈmɔːdn̩t/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mordant.wav /ˈmoɹd(ə)nt/

mordent mordents

From Italian mordente. Doublet of mordant.

mordant pralltriller

inverted mordent lower mordent upper mordent

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