mordent
/mawr-dnt/US // ˈmɔr dnt //UK // (ˈmɔːdənt) //
调和,调和剂,调和物,调和的
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Music.
- : 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.
- : inverted mordent.
Examples
And he tightened his arms round her, happy once more for a mordent in this environment of a perfect love.
When executing the mordent, is not the use of three fingers preferable to two?
The last note of the mordent should be accented in this case.
Running over the leaves he came to the illustrations of the mordent.
Canes timidi vehementius latrant quam mordent—Cowardly dogs bark more violently than they bite.
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