There is an ornament that appears frequently in the harpsichord/piano works of the English composer Furtado (1765-1821; one sonatina, three sonatas published in London, one rondeau published in Paris: those are the only works I have come across), all from 1793. In them he uses a symbol similar in appearance to the "Haydn" ornament (that is, a turn symbol that has been flipped 180o along its length and that has a vertical slash through it). He included in the publication with the "Rondeau," mentioned above, a "Romance" that he indicates (unconvincingly, based on style elements) was composed by Princess Lamballe. The ornament also appears in the "Romance." The only other ornamental signs/abbreviations that I noticed in Furtado's works are "Tr." and (very infrequently) the same turn figure but without the vertical slash.



Is it reasonable to assume that the ornament with the vertical slash should be treated as a mordent? In most passages that interpretation makes sense, but there are others in which playing it that way is, while manageable, awkward.



Also, is that symbol (the "mordent"), as indicated by him, an uncommon one? I have looked through a number of tables of ornaments and have not found it. Is it associated with a particular geographical area or time period? I assume that its presence, apart from Haydn, is unusual.



Thank you.



Dan Raessler






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