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Legato
Definitions
- 1 (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected wordnet
- 1 Smoothly, in a connected manner. not-comparable
"Play this passage legato, not portato."
- 1 connecting the notes; in music wordnet
- 1 A style of performance characterized by smoothly connected notes. countable, uncountable
"It is the coördination of the finger and hand as examplified in the proportionate speed of shifting according to the speed of the musical passage, which makes for evenness, continuity, smoothness, and ultimately, a fine legato."
- 2 A passage that is played legato. countable, uncountable
"It schools the mind to watch for the legato all the time, as its absence at the organ is mor prominent than at the piano; but beyond this point it renders little assitance to the pianist."
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian legato, past participle of legare (“to tie up, tie together, to bind”), learned borrowing from Latin ligō (“tie, bind”). Doublet of ligate.
Borrowed from Italian legato, past participle of legare (“to tie up, tie together, to bind”), learned borrowing from Latin ligō (“tie, bind”). Doublet of ligate.
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