About The Word Staccato
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Staccato
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What's The Definition Of Staccato?
[adv] separating the notes; in music; "play this staccato, please"
[adj] marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; (music) cut short crisply; "staccato applause"; "a staccato command"; "staccato notes" Synonyms | Synonyms for Staccato: abrupt | disconnected Related Terms | Find terms related to Staccato: See Also | Staccato In Webster's Dictionary \Stac*ca"to\, a. [It., p. p. of staccere, equivalent to
distaccare. See {Detach}.]
1. (Mus.) Disconnected; separated; distinct; -- a direction
to perform the notes of a passage in a short, distinct,
and pointed manner. It is opposed to {legato}, and often
indicated by heavy accents written over or under the
notes, or by dots when the performance is to be less
distinct and emphatic.
2. Expressed in a brief, pointed manner.
Staccato and peremptory [literary criticism]. --G.
Eliot.
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