Question about mordents on piano.
On piano, would this be interpreted as both notes using the mordent or only the top note?
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As far as I know there isn't a clear interpreation, and it differs with the particular case.
That's not a turn, it's a mordent. It's a three-note figure: the main note, a second note, and the main note again, like a very short trill. Only question is whether the second note is above or below; read different sources and you'll different answers (including the terms "inverted") depending on the era, etc.
Thanks both. I hope for further responses.
In reply to Thanks both. I hope for… by xavierjazz
Just realized I misinterpreted and therefore the actual question - when you spoke of "both notes" I thought you were wondering if the second note was up or down, not I see you are asking if the ornament applies to the whole chord or just the top note. That is easier to answer - almost certainly, just the top note. Ornaments are not normally assumed to refer to multiple notes at once as they would not be easily playable that way.
In reply to Thanks both. I hope for… by xavierjazz
But as I feel and with my piano experieneces, I would trill the upper note, without having a professional background.
Thanks for these next comments. My intent is to have only the upper note affected.