List of ornaments

Ornaments are a frequent embellishment to music. Sometimes different symbols represent the same ornament, or vice versa. Different ornament names can refer to an ornament from a specific area or time period. Understanding these ornaments is important for historically informed performance and understanding the subtleties of different types of music. This list is intended to give basic information on ornaments, with description and illustrations where possible.

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B

C

E

F

G

L

M

N

P

R

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T

V

W

References

If a full citation is not given, no author was given for the Grove article.

Notes

  1. Grove, Ornament: 8 v a, Accent
  2. 1 2 Grove, Vibrato
  3. Grove: Accento, Ornament 1, 4, 8
  4. Grove, "Accentuirte Brechung", "Ornaments, §8(v): German baroque: The later 17th and early 18th centuries (g) Other ornaments".
  5. Trill

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