an indication that notes are to be played staccato, signified by dots above or below the note heads
Puntato
Language: Italian
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Accentuare
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to mark with an accent; accessory notes, for example: the upper note in a trill, or the notes above and below the written not…
Staccato
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a dot above the note indicating that the note thus marked should be shortened to half its written length, the second half rep…
Acciaccatura
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Italian
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Grace note; crushed note, written with a diagonal line through the note hook or flag
Arpeggio
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played in a "harp like manner". A spread chord played from the bottom up or from the top down (with a downward pointing arrow…
Rubato
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a limited freedom of rhythm and tempo when performing a piece of music; the time extension applied to one note is taken from…
Staccatissimo
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an extreme form of staccato, often taken to indicate that one should shorten the note thus marked to one quarter of its writt…
Ripieno
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a term used to distinguish passages played by soloists and those played by the whole orchestra
Appoggiatura
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a note preparatory to another or to a chord acting as an unprepared suspension See appoggiatura in Note Symbols