Mordent vs. Trill

Mordent vs. Trill — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Mordent and Trill

Mordentnoun

(music) An ornament consisting of a single alternation between a given pitch and the one immediately below it.

Trillnoun

(music) A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it, in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.

Trillnoun

(phonetics) A type of consonantal sound that is produced by vibrations of the tongue against the place of articulation: for example, Spanish ⟨rr⟩, /r/.

Trillnoun

A tremulous high-pitched vocal sound produced by cats.

Trillverb

(intransitive) To create a trill sound; to utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; to quaver.

Trillverb

(transitive) To impart the quality of a trill to; to utter as, or with, a trill.

to trill a note, or the letter r
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Trillverb

To trickle.

Trillverb

To twirl.

Trilladjective

true, respected

Trillnoun

a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it

Trillverb

pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r';

Some speakers trill their r's

Trillverb

sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below

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