Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb & adjective With strong accentuation. Used chiefly as a direction.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
marcando .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Mus.) In a marked emphatic manner; -- used adverbially as a direction.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb music
stressed ;pronounced .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Many of his sentences end with what, in musical circles, would be called, a "marcato" - marked; a quick emphasis.
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Nymphs, friends, fairies and heroine all dance with the same buttery softness, whether the music is staccato, marcato, legato, forte or piano.
Ballet in London: ‘Sleeping Beauty’ at Covent Garden - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Nymphs, friends, fairies and heroine all dance with the same buttery softness, whether the music is staccato, marcato, legato, forte or piano.
Ballet in London: ‘Sleeping Beauty’ at Covent Garden - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Mr. Maazel spoke only a few words here and there, often using the Italian lingua franca of classical musicians -- staccatissimo, piu allegro, marcato.
Orchestra Exits for Seoul Peter Landers 2008
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Mr. Maazel spoke only a few words here and there, often using the Italian lingua franca of classical musicians – staccatissimo, piu allegro, marcato.
The N.Y. Philharmonic in Pyongyang Peter Landers and Evan Ramstad 2008
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Very different from all the preceding is the mode of production usually designated by musicians _staccato_, _marcato_, etc. The tone is attacked suddenly, and as suddenly dropped, which, expressed physiologically, means that the entire vocal mechanism is rapidly adjusted, one part to another, and as suddenly relaxed; and the one seems to be about as difficult as the other.
Voice Production in Singing and Speaking Based on Scientific Principles (Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged) Wesley Mills 1881
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The soprano's marcato "Libera me" passages were handled with precision and solid intonation.
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - washingtonpost.com 2011
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Il mercato azionario asiatico registra il rialzo più marcato degli ultimi sette mesi.
WN.com - Articles related to Big currency swings undesirable: China central bank 2010
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Il mercato azionario asiatico registra il rialzo più marcato degli ultimi sette mesi.
WN.com - Articles related to Big currency swings undesirable: China central bank 2010
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Multiple dynamics were evident: marcato (indicating attack), staccato (a cut-off ending) and legato (tying successive moves), in many different combinations.
NYT > Home Page 2010
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