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mordent
or mor·dant
[ mawr-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.
mordent
/ ˈmɔːdənt /
noun
- music a melodic ornament consisting of the rapid alternation of a note with a note one degree lower than it Also calledlower mordent
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mordent1
C19: from German, from Italian mordente, from mordere to bite
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Example Sentences
And he tightened his arms round her, happy once more for a mordent in this environment of a perfect love.
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When executing the mordent, is not the use of three fingers preferable to two?
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The last note of the mordent should be accented in this case.
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Running over the leaves he came to the illustrations of the mordent.
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Canes timidi vehementius latrant quam mordent—Cowardly dogs bark more violently than they bite.
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