ornaments used in baroque and classical

ornaments used in baroque and classical

1. fiddly notes that stand out from the main tune

2. trills

   • tiny quick notes
   • baroque= the trill starts one note above the written note then goes quick back and forth between the written note and the note you started on
   • classical= the trill usually starts on the written note and goes up to the note above
   • the second to last note is usually one below the written note

3. appoggiaturas

   • clash with the chord
   • takes half the value of the following note
   • big interval between the two notes
   • the note after is always one above/below
     • it is called the resolution, which has to be from the accompanying chord
   • fall on strong beat, the resolution note falls on a weaker beat
   • acciatura's have a line through and played very quickly

4. MORDENTS AND TURNS

   • set patterns of notes
   • mordents start off like trills
     • although they end on the written note, which is played abit longer
     • upper mordents
     • lower mordents
   • turns start on note above the written note, then the note below the written note. tthen ends on written note
   • an inverted turn starts on the note below written note-> through written note->note above that->back to written note

5. passing notes

   • link the notes before and after
   • weak beats
   • when they are on the strong beats they're called accented passing notes
   • AbC