>>>>> "Shane" == Shane Brandes <sh...@grayskies.net> writes:
Shane> According to the book "Ornamentation in baroque and Shane> post-baroque music" it is an English sign (apparently many Shane> traveling musicians from the continent picked up its use) that Shane> can variously be interpreted as a mordent or trill so you will Shane> have to work out from context which sounds better for each Shane> instance you see it. Although it might be Herr Finger (He was a Shane> German in the employ of James II) was consistent in his Shane> usage. So as with all such ornament go by what sounds best. A lot of marks in early music just mean, `ornament this note' with the form of the ornament left to the taste and skill of the performer. Peter C -- Dr Peter Chubb peter DOT chubb AT nicta.com.au http://www.ertos.nicta.com.au ERTOS within National ICT Australia All things shall perish from under the sky/Music alone shall live, never to die _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
