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.