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staccato /stəˈkɑːtəʊ /chiefly Music adverb & adjectiveWith each sound or note sharply detached or separated from the others: [as adjective]: a staccato rhythm...- The piano started up; soft, staccato notes filled the room and chased away the dull rumble from the backstage area.
- On the piano, James was not delicate nor mysterious at all - his playing was stuttered and fast, something rushing forth in staccato bursts that suggest supreme agitation or even anger.
- Retention of a naturally compact hand through early release of selected notes and judicious use of staccato touch is a potent technique.
Compare with legato, marcato. noun (plural staccatos)1A piece or passage marked to be performed staccato.We play opposite articulations: legato in staccato passages, staccato in legato sections....- ‘Distant Drums’ is marked by a staccato, open-fifth ostinato pattern in the left hand, over which the chromatic-based melody reigns in the right hand.
- Years later when Beth played Mozart Sonatas and Chopin Nocturnes, we experimented with putting down the keys in various ways to get the velvety legatos or sparkling staccatos called for in the music.
1.1A series of short, sharp sounds or words: her heels made a rapid staccato on the polished boards...- Faily looked around at his gang, and his voice changed from the flat monotone of his recitation of imprinted details to the sharp staccato of his orders.
- The heavy staccato of footfalls behind her sounded a bit odd.
- She'd sit at the terminal, frowning, cigarette burning in the tray, tapping a rapid staccato.
OriginItalian, literally 'detached'. Rhymesagitato, Ambato, castrato, esparto, inamorato, legato, moderato, obbligato (US obligato), ostinato, pizzicato, rubato, tomato, vibrato, Waikato |