turn

Japanese: turn
turn

...The names vary from country to country and from composer to composer. The main types of ornaments that are well known today are the "trill" and "mordent," which divide a sound of a certain length into smaller parts and vibrate between adjacent sounds, the "turn," which orbits a sound and decorates it (Figures 2 and 3), the "appoggiatura" and "Schleifer," which emphasize a sound by adding a non-harmonic sound in front of it, and combinations of these (Figures 4 and 5). In this way, ornaments were musical elements that were closely linked to the act of performance and mainly belonged to the stylistic category.

*Some terminology explanations that mention "turn" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…名称も各国により,また個々の作曲家によって多様である。今日よく知られている装飾音のおもな類型は,ある長さをもった音を細分化して隣接する音との間を振動させる〈トリルtrill〉や〈モルデントmordent〉,音のまわりを旋回して装飾する〈ターンturn〉(図2,3),前に非和声音を付加して音を強調する〈アッポジアトゥーラappoggiatura〉や〈シュライファーSchleifer〉,およびそれらが複合されたもの(図4,5)などである。 このように装飾音は,演奏行為と密接に結びつき,またおもに様式カテゴリーに属する音楽的要素であった。…

※「turn」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  Turnèbe, A.

>>:  turmeric

Recommend

Chiton - きとん (English spelling) chiton

The most common garment worn by the ancient Greek...

Power series - Power series

A power is a power of something, and a series with...

Ichinoseki - Ichinoseki

…The Ichimonji weir is probably the most common t...

Fujiwara no Sukenari - Fujiwara no Sukenari

988-1070 (Eien 2-Enkyu 2) A court official in the ...

Australian Aborigines - Australian Aborigines

The term "Australian Aboriginal" was co...

Fireproof mortar - Fireproof mortar

A joint material used to join firebricks together ...

Old calligraphy - Kohitsu

In a broad sense, it means handwriting of ancient...

Austrian Freedom Party

Please see the "Freedom Party [Austria]"...

Wakuya [town] - Wakuya

A town in Toda County in central Miyagi Prefecture...

Shirakawa [city] - Shirakawa

A city in southern Fukushima Prefecture. It was in...

Hieda no Are - Hieda no Are

Date of birth and death unknown. He lived between...

Starch sugar - starch sugar

A general term for sugars obtained by hydrolyzing ...

Latex - latex (English spelling)

It is an emulsion of rubber particles with an ave...

Ansar (English spelling)

...A wide range of people participated in the reb...

Hachimori [town] - Hachimori

A former town in Yamamoto County, in the northwest...