staccato
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /stəˈkɑːtoʊ/
staccato (plural staccatos)
- (music) An articulation marking directing that a note or passage of notes are to be played in an abruptly disconnected manner, with each note sounding for a very short duration, and a short break lasting until the sounding of the next note; as opposed to legato. Staccato is indicated by a dot directly above or below the notehead.
- (music) A passage having this mark.
- Russian: стакка́то
staccato
- (music) played in this style
- Now, play the same passage very staccato.
staccato
- (music) Describing a passage having this mark.
- Made up of abruptly disconnected parts or sounds.
- (music) legato
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