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a melodic ornamental tone following a principal tone by a step above or below and returning to the principal tone; embellishment. Also called auxiliary note.
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mordent — mor•dent [[t]ˈmɔr dnt[/t]] n. mad 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 … From formal English to slang
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inverted mordente — Pralltriller Prall tril ler, n.; G. pl. {Prall triller}. [G.] (Music) A melodic embellishment consisting of the quick alternation of a principal tone with an auxiliary tone above it, usually the next of the scale; called also the {inverted… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pralltriller — Prall tril ler, n.; G. pl. {Prall triller}. [G.] (Music) A melodic embellishment consisting of the quick alternation of a principal tone with an auxiliary tone above it, usually the next of the scale; called also the {inverted mordente}. [Webster … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
