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Offline nixo1000

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pathetique question
on: February 25, 2006, 03:05:44 AM
I was wondering what is that M looking thing above the G flat, in the 3rd page, 7th measure. I  have noticed in the recordings that phrase is played in a particular manner.

https://www.sheetmusicarchive.net/compositions_b/btsn13.pdf
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Offline allthumbs

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Re: pathetique question
Reply #1 on: February 25, 2006, 05:29:30 AM
In the piece you posted, it's a musical ornament called an 'inverted mordent'. Check out the explanation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordent
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