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Staccato

Webster's Dictionary

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(1):

(a.) Expressed in a brief, pointed manner.

(2):

(a.) Disconnected; separated; distinct; - a direction to perform the notes of a passage in a short, distinct, and pointed manner. It is opposed to legato, and often indicated by heavy accents written over or under the notes, or by dots when the performance is to be less distinct and emphatic.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Staccato'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/staccato.html. 1828.
 
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