6.7 Ornaments

 

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Ornaments or embellishments are musical flourishes that are not necessary to carry the overall line of the melody (or harmony), but serve instead to decorate or "ornament" that line. In this chapter you will learn about the tremolo.


Tremolo

 

tremolo tremolo trembling; a tremulous effect produced by rapid alternation of two tones.