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Ornaments through the eras
The signs have barely changed in 300 years. The way players turn them into notes has.
Plain prints every note in black, without the color coding.
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Trill
- Bach's and Mozart's time0:08
- Beethoven's time: both starts0:14
- Romantic and today0:08
Short trill
- Bach's time0:08
- Mozart's time0:08
- Beethoven's time to today0:08
Mordent
- Every era0:08
Turn over the note
- Every era0:08
Turn between notes
- Every era0:08
Long small note
- Bach's to Beethoven's time0:08
- Romantic and today0:08
Short small note
- Bach's to Beethoven's time0:08
- Romantic and today0:08
Rolled chord
- Bach's to Beethoven's time0:08
- Romantic and today0:08
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