Martellato
/ˌmɑː(ɹ)təˈlɑːtəʊ/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A passage played with a strong accent, or hammered out.
Adjective
- 1 Strongly accented, or hammered out; used of notes played on bowed string instruments, handbells, or the piano. not-comparable
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian martellato (“hammered”), from martellare (“to hammer, throb”), from martello (“hammer”), related to Latin martulus, marculus (“small hammer”), diminutive of marcus (“hammer”).