Editing Mordents |
A mordent, indicated with the or symbol above the ornamented note, is performed as two notes preceding the final performance of the ornamented note The first note of the mordent has the pitch of the ornamented note. The second note is a half step or whole step above or below the note. The more common mordent, represented with the symbol, plays the second note below the ornamented note. The mordent represented with the symbol plays the second note above the ornamented note. In the Ornament Palette, the buttons for the two types of mordents look like this: and The following general procedures apply to the editing of mordents: The following procedures, unique to mordents, are described in this topic:
To change the type of mordent.
-- OR -- Type "md" or "mu" for downward or upward mordent. Musician will change not only the symbol but also the performance of the mordent. A mordent can optionally have an accidental for the note above or below the ornamented note. This accidental is displayed below the symbol or above the symbol. The ornament accidental is necessary only if the upper or lower note of the mordent does not fall within the key signature, or if in the same measure there is a previous note that would change the inherited accidental for the upper or lower note of the mordent. To add an accidental for the upper and/or lower note of a mordent: If the mordent has not already been added, then add it, as described in Adding Ornaments. You always add an accidental to an ornament after the ornament has been added.
-- OR -- Type "ac" for accidental. Musician will display the Mordent Accidental dialog box:
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