legato

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Shifting, extension and string crossing have all been previously considered, and hence the legato should be allowed to take its even course Although I do, temporarily, place these studies on a purely mechanical level, I am convinced that they thus serve to call into being a broader musical appreciation for the whole set.

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  1. adverb In a smooth, even style without any noticeable break between the notes. Used chiefly as a direction.
  2. noun A legato passage or movement.

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  • On the other hand, the user could stand back like a conductor and make broader alterations--for example, making a whole section more legato or more dissonant. —  Omni: September 1994
  • But Beethoven's playing in adagios and legato, in the sustained style, made an almost magical impression on every hearer, and, so far as I know, it has never been surpassed Czerny's remark about the pianofortes of Beethoven's day explains Beethoven's judgment on his own pianoforte sonatas. —  Beethoven: the Man and the Artist as Revealed in his own Words
  • Gradations of legato, of recitative, of staccato, of jeu perle, saturate these expressive works, each an etude as well as a tone picture. —  Audiophile Audition Headlines
  • La fille aux cheveux de lin, which Katz plays andantino and with a cross of legato and non-legato phrasing, the rhythm both strict and free. —  Audiophile Audition Headlines
  • When beginners try to select piano lessons software for themselves, they often become confused by the piano jargons like syncopation, non troppo, simple triple, legato, allegro ma, animato and other such migraine inducing terms which are difficult enough to induce abdominal cramps as well and are at the most Greek and Latin to novice learners or starters. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
 

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  1. Italian, past participle of legare, to bind, tie together, from Latin ligāre; see leig- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Italian, past participle of legare, tie, from Latin ligarer tie: see ligament.
 

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