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legato

[ luh-gah-toh; Italian le-gah-taw ]

adjective

Music.
  1. smooth and connected; without breaks between the successive tones.


legato

/ ɪˈɡɑːəʊ /

adjective

  1. to be performed smoothly and connectedly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

    1. a style of playing in which no perceptible gaps are left between notes
    2. ( as modifier )

      a legato passage

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ԴDzl·t adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of legato1

1805–15; < Italian, past participle of legare < Latin to bind
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of legato1

C19: from Italian, literally: bound
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Example Sentences

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He applied a luscious, pedal-assisted legato to the notes of a melody in the 11th, and slightly detached them in the Ninth.

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He didn’t just spin legato lines in the searching, conversational Nocturne; he expounded entire legato paragraphs in an eloquent, unbroken stream of consciousness.

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You have to have perfect legato, and perfect breath control, to get through a lot of long phrases.

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Alternating between legato and staccato, her tone practically bounced off the harpsichord, and she tumbled gracefully through intricate passagework.

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For “Eleanor Rigby,” the Beatles recorded versions of Martin’s backup arrangement with a string octet using lush classical vibrato and legato phrasing, but they wisely chose a brusque, woody attack instead.

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