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Topic: What does this sign mean? (Read 1597 times)

nonfox

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What does this sign mean?

on: November 14, 2005, 08:52:29 PM

Hi...
I've just downloaded Bach - Minuet in G, BWV 114 (The one at the frontpage).
Above some of the notes is a little sign, a kind of wave. It almost lokks like this: ~
What does this sign mean?

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pianistimo

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Re: What does this sign mean?

Reply #1 on: November 14, 2005, 09:08:10 PM

it's called a mordent. upper auxillery note, primary note, under auxillery note, primary note. music dict. probably explains it better.

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cfortunato

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Re: What does this sign mean?

Reply #2 on: November 14, 2005, 11:58:29 PM

At that sign, you don't play a C, but D-C-B-C very rapidly, pretty much on the beat.

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tac-tics

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Re: What does this sign mean?

Reply #3 on: November 15, 2005, 03:59:04 AM

https://www.iment.com/maida/familytree/henry/music/bachnotation.htm

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