Turns and other embellishments.

[Chris98]

Hello,

I'm looking for a bit of help.

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Above the first D crotchet is the symbol for a turn, how exactly do you play a turn?

Above the second D crotchet is different symbol, unfortunately I can’t remember its name, but again how do you play it and what is it called?

All the best,

Chris

 

[Pee Dee]

Hello,

I'm looking for a bit of help.

View attachment 35

Above the first D crotchet is the symbol for a turn, how exactly do you play a turn?

Above the second D crotchet is different symbol, unfortunately I can’t remember its name, but again how do you play it and what is it called?

All the best,

Chris

Hi Chris.
Doesn't your teacher know

 

[Chris98]

Hi Chris.
Doesn't your teacher know

Yes she does, and yes she did tell me about the turn today but alas my memory is a little sketchy and I didn't jot it down. It went something like this though:

Up a semitone, down a tone and back up again all very quickly... I think... I can't really remember hence my plead for help.

All the best,

Chris

 

[Chris98]

Wikipedia has the following on the subject of Turns and Mordents:

Turn

Mordent

 

[Justin Chune]

I always play the second one as a trill.

Jim.

 

[Chris98]

I always play the second one as a trill.

Jim.

Hi Jim,

That kind of makes sense, a mordent is a sort of is a three note trill.

Chris

 

[c9off]

turns and mordents

Hi Chris

Albeit late, hopefully is an extract from Roger Evans' book on these:


pm email addr for a better picture!

cheers
Geoff

 

[Chris98]

Hi Geoff,

That's great, thanks so much for scanning the page for me, all I need to do now is get my fingers to move a lot faster and not come across the symbol and think 'Umm... what is it I'm suposed to do again?'

Thanks again,

All the best,

Chris

Hi Chris

Albeit late, hopefully is an extract from Roger Evans' book on these:


pm email addr for a better picture!

cheers
Geoff