legatissimo
Definition of the Italian term legatissimo in music:
- literally "very connected" or "very tied"
- very legato (very smooth and connected notes with no breaks between them)
Language
Italian
Singular
legatissimo (m)legatissima (f)
Plural
legatissimi (m)legatissime (f)
Abbreviation
legatiss.
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include legatissimo:
- sempre legatissimo – always very legato (always very smooth and connect...
Musical examples
Music scores that include legatissimo:
- Charles Koechlin: 4 Poèmes de La bonne chanson (1901‑1902) Page 1
- Franz Liszt: Consolations (1849–50) Page 5
- Frédéric Chopin: Etude in E major (1829‑32) Page 3
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 10: No. 2 (1798‑1799) Page 3
- Nikolay Shcherbachyov: Barcarolle orientale (1893) Page 2
- Pietro Mascagni: Iris (1898) Page 3
- Pietro Yon: La concertina (1921) Page 3
- Robert Schumann: Symphonic Etudes (1834) Page 1
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to legatissimo: