MARTELLATO Definition & Meaning

martellato

[ mahr-tl-ah-toh; Italian mahr-tel-lah-taw ]

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adjective

(of notes or chords in a musical score) heavily accented and detached.

martellato

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noun

(in string playing) the practice of bowing the string with a succession of short sharp blows

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of martellato¹

1875–80; < Italian: hammered, past participle of martellare. See martel, -ate ¹

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of martellato¹

Italian: hammered

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The bow strokes range from a heavy, brutal martellato to a lighter spiccato so harsh and spiky as to turn the violin into a percussion instrument.

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The martellato, a nuance of spiccato, should be played with a firm bowing at the point.

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Ellipsis--Shades and Inflections--Vocal Music--Respiration--Position of the Tone--Preparation of the Initial Consonant--Exercises-- Appoggiatura--Roulades and Martellato--Pronunciation--E mute before a Consonant--E mute before a Vowel.

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Delsarte had a marked prejudice in favor of the martellato, which partakes of both.

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