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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