mordent

or mor·dant

[ mawr-dnt ]

/ ˈmɔr dnt /

noun 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.

Origin of mordent

1800–10; <German <Italian mordente biting <Latin mordent-, stem of mordēns, present participle of mordēre to bite; see -ent

Words nearby mordent

mordacious, mordancy, mordant, mordant rouge, Mordecai, mordent, mor. dict., mordida, Mordovian Autonomous Republic, Mordred, Mordvin

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Example sentences from the Web for mordent

When executing the mordent, is not the use of three fingers preferable to two?
Piano Playing|Josef Hofmann
The last note of the mordent should be accented in this case.
Piano Playing|Josef Hofmann
Running over the leaves he came to the illustrations of the mordent.
How to Appreciate Music|Gustav Kobb
The selection of the fingers for the execution of a mordent depends always upon the preceding notes or keys which lead up to it.
Piano Playing|Josef Hofmann

Mordent, mor′dent, n. a kind of trill in music, or the character indicating it.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for mordent

mordent

/ (ˈmɔːdənt) /

noun

music a melodic ornament consisting of the rapid alternation of a note with a note one degree lower than itAlso called: lower mordent

Word Origin for mordent

C19: from German, from Italian mordente, from mordere to bite

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单词	mordent
释义	mordent or mor·dant [ mawr-dnt ] / ˈmɔr dnt / noun 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. Origin of mordent 1800–10; <German <Italian mordente biting <Latin mordent-, stem of mordēns, present participle of mordēre to bite; see -ent Words nearby mordent mordacious, mordancy, mordant, mordant rouge, Mordecai, mordent, mor. dict., mordida, Mordovian Autonomous Republic, Mordred, Mordvin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mordent When executing the mordent, is not the use of three fingers preferable to two? Piano Playing\|Josef Hofmann The last note of the mordent should be accented in this case. Piano Playing\|Josef Hofmann Running over the leaves he came to the illustrations of the mordent. How to Appreciate Music\|Gustav Kobb The selection of the fingers for the execution of a mordent depends always upon the preceding notes or keys which lead up to it. Piano Playing\|Josef Hofmann Mordent, mor′dent, n. a kind of trill in music, or the character indicating it. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for mordent mordent / (ˈmɔːdənt) / noun music a melodic ornament consisting of the rapid alternation of a note with a note one degree lower than itAlso called: lower mordent Word Origin for mordent C19: from German, from Italian mordente, from mordere to bite Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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