staccato

IPA: stʌkˈɑtoʊ

noun

  • (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.
  • (figurative) Any sound resembling a musical staccato.

adjective

  • (music) Describing a passage having this mark.
  • Made up of abruptly disconnected parts or sounds.

adverb

  • (music) played in this style
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Examples of "staccato" in Sentences

  • I just heard the familiar staccato.
  • Staccato and pizzicato lines add to the chaos.
  • The song is a descending series of staccato notes.
  • Playing staccato is the opposite of playing legato.
  • I just heard the familiar staccato clacking of chalk.
  • The drawing is staccato but the artist is a gifted colourist.
  • Lilting Caribbean accents had replaced the staccato of Italian.
  • A common one is portato, the combination of tenuto and staccato.
  • A more staccato sound can be produced by changing the velocity of the stroke.
  • People said that there was to much staccato, and the pedal change was horrible.

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