Mordent (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Music.
  1. a melodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with the tone a half or a whole step below it, called single or short when the auxiliary tone occurs once and double or long when this occurs twice or more.
  2. inverted mordent.
noun
  1. a melodic ornament consisting of the rapid alternation of a note with a note one degree lower than it
Mordent (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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