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[Eng.]
An ornament that consists of rapid alternation between one tone and another tone either a step or a semitone away from the first tone.
SUGGESTED LISTENING EXAMPLES:
- Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, I (cadenza, conclusion)
- W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank --
Disc 3, Track 25
- Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467, II (piano entrance)
- W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank --
Disc 1, Track 4
- Ravel: Tzigane for Violin and Orchestra (orchestral entrance)
- W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank --
Disc 1, Track 59
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