What is the meaning of the musical notation that is over a note and looks like a lying down s?

Question

This notation has been seen on music for piano and when I hear the music that particluarly notated note is played something like a triplet.

Answer 1

The link below states: "The turn is commonly used in the Baroque and Classical era. It involves three pitches one diatonic step apart from each other. The written note is the starting point and it represents the middle of the three notes." Now if I saw a turn, say over a D major note, I would play D, E, D, C, D in a rhythm that would follow the same pattern as saying "huckleberry pie" quickly.

Answer 2

If I am not wrong, in Italian it's called "gruppetto", which is a turn in English terminology. Russian musicians use the same Italian word as a name for this ornamental musical sign: группето:))

Answer 3

it's called a turn. usually, you play the note, then the note above, then the original note, then the note below, then the original note.

Answer 4

yup...it's a turn