music-glossary: ornament
1.223 ornament
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ES: adorno, I: abbellimento, fioriture, F: agrément, ornement, D:
Verzierung, Ornament, NL: versiering, DK: forsiring, S: ornament, FI:
koru, hele.
Most commonly used is the _trill_, the rapid alternation of a given
note with the diatonic 
second above it. In the music from the
middle of the 19th century and onwards the trill is performed with the
main note first while in the music from the preceding baroque and
classic periods the upper note is played first.
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Other frequently used ornaments are the _turn_, the _mordent_, and
the _prall_ (inverted mordent).
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See also
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acciaccatura, appoggiatura, grace notes,
mordent.
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