Mordents: palette names need correcting

• Nov 18, 2021 - 12:52
Reported version
3.6
Type
Wording/Translation
Frequency
Once
Severity
S4 - Minor
Reproducibility
Always
Status
by design
Regression
No
Workaround
No
Project

OS: Linux Mint 20.1, Arch.: x86_64, MuseScore version (64-bit): 3.6.2.548021370, revision: 3224f34

Open the Advanced workspace, Ornaments palette. Look at these two ornaments:

mordents.png

The first is labelled "Short trill"; this should be a "Mordent", or "Upper Mordent".
The second is labelled "Mordent"; however it should be called a "Lower Mordent" (or "Inverted Mordent").

These, AFAICS, are the currently accepted English terms.


Comments

Status by design needs info

SMuFL glyph names are one thing, but the names universally used and understood by musicians are another; and these are "(Upper) Mordent" and "Lower (Inverted) Mordent".

These SMuFl name revisions do not reflect current popular usage. As such it is misleading to base palette cell names and tooltips on them.

It is technically correct though, and that popular but wrong usage led to the mistake and the need to fix it. Discuss it with the SMuLF folks, we're just following suit.