The trill is a musical ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes of a scale. It is sometimes referred to by the German triller or the Italian trillo. In modern musical notation a trill is generally indicated with the letters tr above the trilled note. This has sometimes been followed by a wavy line, and sometimes in the past, the wavy line on its own was used. The following two notations are equivalent: |
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| The usual way of executing a trill is to rapidly alternate between the note indicated and the note directly above it in the given scale (unless the trill indicates an accidental). The trill is frequently found in classical music for all instruments, although it is more easily executed on some than others. |
Classical saxophone: Ibert Concertino da Camera part 2 Alejandro Toledo (Auto Sax) |
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