Abbellimento
(Ah-bel-lee-MEN-toe)


[It.]


The Italian term for ornament or embellishment.

See also [Eng.] ornament; [Fr.] agréments or [Fr.] broderies; [Ger.] Verzierungen; [It.] fiorette or [It.] fioriture or [It.] abbellimento; [Sp.] adorno.

Also ornamentation; embellishment.


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Traditional: Greensleeves (arr. for harpsichord)
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