legatoadv.n.adj.

Brit.

/lᵻˈɡɑːtəʊ/, U.S.

/ləˈɡɑdoʊ/

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian legato.

Etymology: < Italian legato (first half of the 18th cent. or earlier as a musical direction), specific use of legato bound (beginning of the 14th cent.), use as adjective of past participle of legare to bind (see league n.²).

Music.

A. adv.

Smoothly and connectedly, with no breaks between the successive notes (as opposed to staccato).Used esp. as a direction to a musical performer to render a passage or piece in this style.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > written or printed music > directions > [adverb] > for other expression

grave1683

cantabile1724

maestoso1724

staccato1724

legato1740

soavemente1740

tenuto1762

amoroso?1765

spiritoso1767

pomposo1786

scherzando1786

strepitoso1801

grazioso1806

mesto1806

risoluto1817

tripsomely1819

alla marcia1823

energico1824

flautando1825

giocoso1828

grandioso1829

religioso1829

largamente1837

marcato1840

flautato1842

leggiero1851

tranquillo1854

appassionato1857

lamentoso1876

misterioso1876

parlando1876

pesante1876

scherzandissimo1876

affettuoso1879

arioso1879

quasi parlato1908

martellato1928

agitato1944

soave1959

1740 J. Grassineau tr. S. De Brossard Musical Dict. 119 Legato,..this is what we call tying them [sc. two notes], and is done when they are properly but one note, but obliged to be separated in two.

1786 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music Legato, a word used in opposition to staccato, and implying that the notes..are to be performed in a close, smooth and gliding manner.

1848 E. F. Rimbault First Bk. Pianoforte 91 Legato, in a smooth and connected manner.

1889 Brit. Bandsman Aug. 251/1 Passages intended to be performed legato.

1946 C.-M. Widor Man. Pract. Instrumentation i. 11 All intervals can be played legato on the Flute, save two.

1994 H. Burton Leonard Bernstein vi. xxxix. 520 He recommended dividing the players to avoid smudginess, half them playing legato, the other half giving each note a separate bow.

B. n.

A legato style of performance; a piece or passage (to be) played legato. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > [noun] > passage executed in specific way

concerto grosso1724

legatoa1757

ad libitum1759

larghetto1760

moderato1762

bravura1787

pomposo1807

tutti1816

spiritoso1829

alla capella1859

alla marcia1860

passage work1865

retrogression1869

largamente1878

religioso1888

grandioso1914

animato1924

pesante1932

precipitato1955

a1757 N. Pasquali Art Fingering Harpsichord (?1760) 27 The fine Contrast that is found between the Legato and the Staccato.

1797 Monthly Mag. Feb. 150/1 The two first pages of the work are employed in the bowing, and teaching the student the staccato and legato.

1851 Eighteenth Ann. Rep. Sacred Harmonic Soc. 57 He has acquired a command of legato very unusual in beginners.

1885 W. Glover Mem. Cambr. Chorister i. xxiv. 275 All the niceties and varieties of legato, staccato [etc.].

1912 Times 15 June 7/6 The..resonance of the full-struck chords went some way to compensate for the absence of legato in a plucked instrument.

1956 ‘I. English’ Every Eye 16 I let the running legato of broken chords follow each other from hand to hand.

1996 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 9 May 39/1 Is it helpful, in discussing a work of art, to use crossover language—the ‘rhythm’ of a painting, the ‘legato’ of a poet's line, the ‘narrative’ of a sonata?

2014 Daily Tel. 10 Sept. 29/1 An absolute mastery of breath and impeccable phonation [which] allowed for a perfect legato.

C. adj.

Smooth and connected, with no breaks between the successive notes. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > expression > [adjective] > specific expression

affettuoso1724

sostenuto1724

risoluto1740

ariose1742

arioso1742

agitato?1775

legato1786

grandioso1787

staccato1806

trainante1818

leggiero1847

appassionato1869

martelé1876

martellato1876

pesante1900

misterioso1957

marcato1961

religioso1961

1786 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music Smorzando, or Smorzato, (Ital.), an expression implying that the sounds of the passage over which it is placed are to be gradually diminished in the legato style.

1815 European Mag. 68 154 Var. 11 is another instance of good legato style.

1880 G. Grove Dict. Music II. 113/2 Leggiero passages are usually, though not invariably, piano, and they may be either legato or staccato.

1927 Melody Maker May 489/2 A saxophone section playing a nice legato movement.

1987 R. Hall Kisses of Enemy i. iii. 27 The yawning of caves scoured interminably, the legato gasp of subterranean tunnels.

2007 A. Morcom Hindi Film Songs & Cinema iii. 95 When the singing begins, it too is legato, soft and unprojecting.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	legato
释义	legatoadv.n.adj. Brit. /lᵻˈɡɑːtəʊ/, U.S. /ləˈɡɑdoʊ/ Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian legato. Etymology: < Italian legato (first half of the 18th cent. or earlier as a musical direction), specific use of legato bound (beginning of the 14th cent.), use as adjective of past participle of legare to bind (see league n.²). Music. A. adv. Smoothly and connectedly, with no breaks between the successive notes (as opposed to staccato).Used esp. as a direction to a musical performer to render a passage or piece in this style. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > written or printed music > directions > [adverb] > for other expression grave1683 cantabile1724 maestoso1724 staccato1724 legato1740 soavemente1740 tenuto1762 amoroso?1765 spiritoso1767 pomposo1786 scherzando1786 strepitoso1801 grazioso1806 mesto1806 risoluto1817 tripsomely1819 alla marcia1823 energico1824 flautando1825 giocoso1828 grandioso1829 religioso1829 largamente1837 marcato1840 flautato1842 leggiero1851 tranquillo1854 appassionato1857 lamentoso1876 misterioso1876 parlando1876 pesante1876 scherzandissimo1876 affettuoso1879 arioso1879 quasi parlato1908 martellato1928 agitato1944 soave1959 1740 J. Grassineau tr. S. De Brossard Musical Dict. 119 Legato,..this is what we call tying them [sc. two notes], and is done when they are properly but one note, but obliged to be separated in two. 1786 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music Legato, a word used in opposition to staccato, and implying that the notes..are to be performed in a close, smooth and gliding manner. 1848 E. F. Rimbault First Bk. Pianoforte 91 Legato, in a smooth and connected manner. 1889 Brit. Bandsman Aug. 251/1 Passages intended to be performed legato. 1946 C.-M. Widor Man. Pract. Instrumentation i. 11 All intervals can be played legato on the Flute, save two. 1994 H. Burton Leonard Bernstein vi. xxxix. 520 He recommended dividing the players to avoid smudginess, half them playing legato, the other half giving each note a separate bow. B. n. A legato style of performance; a piece or passage (to be) played legato. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > [noun] > passage executed in specific way concerto grosso1724 legatoa1757 ad libitum1759 larghetto1760 moderato1762 bravura1787 pomposo1807 tutti1816 spiritoso1829 alla capella1859 alla marcia1860 passage work1865 retrogression1869 largamente1878 religioso1888 grandioso1914 animato1924 pesante1932 precipitato1955 a1757 N. Pasquali Art Fingering Harpsichord (?1760) 27 The fine Contrast that is found between the Legato and the Staccato. 1797 Monthly Mag. Feb. 150/1 The two first pages of the work are employed in the bowing, and teaching the student the staccato and legato. 1851 Eighteenth Ann. Rep. Sacred Harmonic Soc. 57 He has acquired a command of legato very unusual in beginners. 1885 W. Glover Mem. Cambr. Chorister i. xxiv. 275 All the niceties and varieties of legato, staccato [etc.]. 1912 Times 15 June 7/6 The..resonance of the full-struck chords went some way to compensate for the absence of legato in a plucked instrument. 1956 ‘I. English’ Every Eye 16 I let the running legato of broken chords follow each other from hand to hand. 1996 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 9 May 39/1 Is it helpful, in discussing a work of art, to use crossover language—the ‘rhythm’ of a painting, the ‘legato’ of a poet's line, the ‘narrative’ of a sonata? 2014 Daily Tel. 10 Sept. 29/1 An absolute mastery of breath and impeccable phonation [which] allowed for a perfect legato. C. adj. Smooth and connected, with no breaks between the successive notes. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > expression > [adjective] > specific expression affettuoso1724 sostenuto1724 risoluto1740 ariose1742 arioso1742 agitato?1775 legato1786 grandioso1787 staccato1806 trainante1818 leggiero1847 appassionato1869 martelé1876 martellato1876 pesante1900 misterioso1957 marcato1961 religioso1961 1786 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music Smorzando, or Smorzato, (Ital.), an expression implying that the sounds of the passage over which it is placed are to be gradually diminished in the legato style. 1815 European Mag. 68 154 Var. 11 is another instance of good legato style. 1880 G. Grove Dict. Music II. 113/2 Leggiero passages are usually, though not invariably, piano, and they may be either legato or staccato. 1927 Melody Maker May 489/2 A saxophone section playing a nice legato movement. 1987 R. Hall Kisses of Enemy i. iii. 27 The yawning of caves scoured interminably, the legato gasp of subterranean tunnels. 2007 A. Morcom Hindi Film Songs & Cinema iii. 95 When the singing begins, it too is legato, soft and unprojecting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.n.adj.1740
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