What's the word for ....

[ML94]

Hey Guys,

I'm just scoring out a piece of music for my A level on Sibelius and have stumbled on something !

I'm looking for a trill which doesn't play the upward note but rather the downward note - A downward trill. Is there a specific name for this inverted trill on Sibelius or do you just have to state it on the notation ?

Thanks

[DaveFry]

I'm not familiar with Sibelius but look for the symbol that looks like an ordinary trill but with a short vertical line through it , in the same way as the difference between an upper mordent and a lower mordent .
I have always known it as an inverted trill .

hth

[ubassman]

+1 Think what you are describing is a 'Mordent' - have a look here http://www.music.vt.edu/MUSICDICTIONARY/appendix/ornaments/ornaments.html