Music notation glossary · Ornaments
Trill
rapid alternation with the note above
As a Unicode character — to paste into text, spreadsheets or chat. Whether it appears depends on the font.
In the score
What it means
tr above the note: it alternates quickly with the next note up in the key. Whether the trill starts on the main note or the upper one depends on the period — in baroque music usually the upper.
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