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漣音 (れんおん, renon) Japanese meaning: mordent | Kotomora
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Related words モルデント Loanword from Italian 'mordente', used interchangeably with 漣音 in musical contexts.
トリル A trill is a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes, usually lasting longer than a mordent.
プラルトリラー An inverted mordent (upper mordent) where the main note alternates with the note above.
Etymology Compound of 漣 (ren, 'ripple') and 音 (on, 'sound'), likely coined to describe the rippling effect of the rapid note alternation in a mordent. The exact origin is uncertain.
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In Baroque music, the mordent is often used as an ornament.
The mordent symbol in this score is shown as a wavy line with a short horizontal line through it.
