Plural of 'agremen' (French origin); ornamental appendages or decorative additions, especially embellishments to a melody in music.
From French 'agrément' meaning 'grace, charm, or appeal.' In music, agréments are grace notes and embellishments. The 's' is an English plural of the French word.
In Baroque music, 'agremens' (or agréments) were essential to style—composers marked scores with symbols indicating how performers should ornament the melody. Without them, Bach sounds skeletal compared to what listeners actually heard.
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