Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2007-07-12 17:10
Sorry, Chris. While your use of "upper" and "lower" mordent is correct. According to both an early music book I have and Clarke's Dictionary of Musical terms, [and, as it turns out, Wikipedia], the ornament with the line is the mordent (goes down), the ornament without the line is the inverted mordent (goes up). I think Kathleen has it right this time.
Grifffinity, read the definition in Wikipedia (which, for once has it right):
"In music, a mordent is an ornament that means that the note is to be played in rapid alternation with the note below." [emphasis mine]
Best regards,
jnk
Post Edited (2007-07-12 17:17)
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