Look up: legato

1. Legato
   Legato is a term in music signifying that the passage must be played very smoothly, the notes succeeding each other with the least possible break.
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2. legato
   [adj] - (music) without breaks between notes 2. [adv] - connecting the notes
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3. Legato
   a smooth, even approach to playing consecutive notes
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4. Legato
   Music played in a smooth, connected style (opp. Staccato)
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5. Legato
   Le·ga'to (la*gä'to) adjective [ Italian , tied, joined, from legare to tie, bind, Latin ligare .] (Mus.) Connected; tied; -- a term used when successive tones are to be produced in a closely connected, smoothly gliding manner...
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6. legato
   adjective (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected; `a legato passage`
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7. legato
   adverb connecting the notes; in music; `play this legato, please`
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8. Legato
   • (a.) Connected; tied; -- a term used when successive tones are to be produced in a closely connected, smoothly gliding manner. It is often indicated by a tie, thus /, /, or /, /, written over or under the notes to be so performed; -- opposed to staccato.
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9. Legato
   A smooth, connected style of singing and playing.
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10. legato
    Term used to describe music that is to be played or sung smoothly
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11. Legato
    In musical notation the Italian word `legato` (literally meaning "tied together") indicates that musical notes are played or sung smoothly and connected. That is, in transitioning from note to note, there should be no intervening silence. Legato technique is required for slurred per...
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