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The trill (or shake, as it was known from the 16th until the early 20th century) is a musical ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes, usually a semitone or tone apart, which can be identified with the context of the trill [2] (compare mordent and tremolo).
In music, tremolo (Italian pronunciation: [ˈtrɛːmolo]), or tremolando ([tremoˈlando]), is a trembling effect.There are multiple types of tremolo: a rapid repetition of a note, an alternation between two different notes, or a variation in volume.
The mordent is thought of as a rapid single alternation between an indicated note, the note above (the upper mordent) or below (the lower mordent) and the indicated note again. In musical notation, the upper mordent is indicated by a short squiggle; the lower mordent is the same with a short vertical line through it: [1]
A rapid alternation between the specified note and the next higher note (determined by key signature) within its duration, also called a "shake". When followed by a wavy horizontal line, this symbol indicates an extended, or running, trill. In music up to the time of Haydn or Mozart the trill begins on the upper auxiliary note. [9]
Extreme example of ornamentation as a fioritura from Chopin's Nocturne in D ♭ major. In music, ornaments or embellishments are musical flourishes—typically, added notes—that are not essential to carry the overall line of the melody (or harmony), but serve instead to decorate or "ornament" that line (or harmony), provide added interest and variety, and give the performer the opportunity ...
A duple-pulse rhythmic cell in Cuban and other Latin American music trill A rapid, usually unmeasured alternation between two harmonically adjacent notes (e.g. an interval of a semitone or a whole tone). A similar alternation using a wider interval is called a tremolo. triplet (shown with a horizontal bracket and a '3')
Racing is part of regular music as well. "Accelerando” and “stringendo” are terms used to indicate to the player that the piece is to pick up steam. Music that races can also quicken the pulse.
[2] [3] Bariolage may involve quick alternation between a static note and changing notes that form a melody either above or below the static note. [4] The static note is usually an open string note, which creates a highly resonant sound. In bluegrass fiddling the technique is known as "cross-fingering". [2]