staccato definition by Wordo

Adjective

Describing

a

passage

having

this

mark

.

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

.

Adverb

played

in

this

style