In context|music|lang=en terms the difference between pitch and mordent
is that
pitch is (music) in an a cappella group, the singer responsible for singing a note for the other members to tune themselves by while
mordent is (music) an ornament consisting of a single alternation between a given pitch, and the one immediately below it.
As nouns the difference between pitch and mordent
is that
pitch is a sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap or
pitch can be a throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand or
pitch can be (music) the perceived frequency of a sound or note while
mordent is (music) an ornament consisting of a single alternation between a given pitch, and the one immediately below it.
As a verb pitch
is to cover or smear with pitch or
pitch can be (
senseid)to throw or
pitch can be to produce a note of a given pitch.