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Mordente vs Mordent - What's the difference?

mordente | mordent |

In music|lang=en terms the difference between mordente and mordent

is that mordente is (music) an embellishment resembling a trill 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 mordente and mordent

is that mordente is (music) an embellishment resembling a trill while mordent is (music) an ornament consisting of a single alternation between a given pitch, and the one immediately below it.

mordente

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (music) An embellishment resembling a trill.
    • (Webster 1913) ----

    mordent

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (music) An ornament consisting of a single alternation between a given pitch, and the one immediately below it.

    • Derived terms

    * inverted mordent * lower mordent * upper mordent

    See also

    * mordant * pralltriller ----