Staccato is a musical term for notes that are played quickly and sharply. It can also refer to anything characterized by similar beats, such as the staccato clacking of a woman's high heels on a tile floor.
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.
Adjective
marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; "staccato applause"; "a staccato command"; "staccato notes"
Adverb
separating the notes; in music; "play this staccato, please"
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.
a.
Expressed in a brief, pointed manner.
Staccato
Staccato and peremptory [literary criticism].
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.
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