staccato
Meaning of staccato
noun
- An articulation marking directing that a note or passage of notes are to be played in an abruptly disconnected manner, with each note sounding for a very short duration, and a short break lasting until the sounding of the next note; as opposed to legato. Staccato is indicated by a dot directly above or below the notehead.
- A passage having this mark.
- Any sound resembling a musical staccato.
- Describing a passage having this mark.
- Made up of abruptly disconnected parts or sounds.
- Played in this style
Now, play the same passage very staccato.
Information about staccato
- The plural form of staccato is: staccatos.
- Languages in which staccato is used:
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Hyphenation of staccato
stac-cato
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- staccato is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
staccato synonyms
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Anagrams of staccato
Words that rhyme with staccato
Cato, abboccato, spiccato, sticcato, Decato, pizzicato, arcato, marcato, ducato
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