ornamentation

Two of the most common types of musical ornamentations are trills and turns. A trill consists of a quick oscillation between a primary note and a neighboring tone. For example, if a G is marked with a trill symbol, the performer will move rapidly between a G and its upper neighbor A or A-flat.

Ornamentation can refer to materials or features used for decoration. The ornamentation in a fancy mansion might include crystal chandeliers, silk curtains, and thick carpets.

In music, ornaments or embellishments are musical flourishes - typically, added notes - that are not essential to carry the overall line of the melody (or harmony), but serve instead to decorate or "ornament" that line (or harmony), provide added interest and variety, and give the performer the opportunity to add ...

Ornaments (or grace notes are they are sometimes called) are “extra” notes and may appear as very small notes printed among the main notes of a melody. They may also be indicated by special signs and symbols – a kind of “musical shorthand”.

an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part: architectural ornaments.

1. : something that ornaments : embellishment. 2. : the act or process of ornamenting : the state of being ornamented.

Ornamentation is the decoration of the notes in a melody or harmony with special features to add interest and expressive qualities.

It is any additional detail added to an object, interior or architectural structure which serves no other purpose than to make it more interesting, arresting or beautiful to us.

decoration that is added to increase the beauty of something: The building relies on clever design rather than on ornament for its impressive effect.

a. : something that lends grace, beauty, or festivity. holiday ornaments. b. : a manner or quality that adorns.

Ornamentation is the use of non-necessary musical flourishes, such as trills and grace notes, to the basic melody or harmony. These extra notes, which are not needed in order to carry the basic line of the music, "decorate" the music the way ornaments decorate a Christmas tree.

It is any additional detail added to an object, interior or architectural structure which serves no other purpose than to make it more interesting, arresting or beautiful to us.