Mordent

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf musical ornament
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs mordente (in Italian)
pralltriller (in German)
gptkbp:commonIn gptkb:keyboard
harpsichord music
gptkbp:historical_usage meaning has varied over time
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mordent
gptkbp:in_Baroque_period often indicated a lower mordent
gptkbp:in_modern_usage often indicates an upper mordent
gptkbp:involves rapid alternation between a note and its lower or upper neighbor
gptkbp:notation zigzag line with or without a vertical line through it
gptkbp:relatedTo trill
turn
gptkbp:symbol short squiggle above or below the note
gptkbp:type lower mordent
upper mordent
gptkbp:used_in Baroque music
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ravenloft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5