legato

Definition of the Italian term legato in music:

literally "connected" or "tied"
legato (smooth and connected notes with no breaks between them)

Language

Italian

Singular

legato (m)legata (f)

Plural

legati (m)legate (f)

Abbreviation

leg.

Italian musical terms that include legato:

adagio e ben legato – slowly and well legato (with smooth and connected ...
agitato e legato – agitated and legato (with smooth and connected not...
andante e legato – moderately slow and legato (with smooth and connec...
andante e molto legato – moderately slow and very legato (with very smooth ...
ben legato – very legato (very smooth and connected notes with ...
cantabile e legato – singable (in a singing style) and legato (with smo...
dolce e legato – sweet and legato (with smooth and connected notes)
dolce e molto legato – sweet and very legato (with very smooth and connec...
espressivo e sempre legato – expressive and always legato (always with smooth a...
legato e ben marcato – legato (smooth and connected notes) and well accen...
legato e brillante – legato (smooth and connected notes) and brilliant
legato e cantabile – legato (smooth and connected notes) and singable (...
legato e dolce – legato (smooth and connected notes) and sweet
legato e espressivo – legato (smooth and connected notes) and expressive
legato e leggiero – legato (smooth and connected notes) and light
legato e marcato – legato (smooth and connected notes) and accented
legato e molto leggiero – legato (smooth and connected notes) and very light
legato e morendo – legato (smooth and connected notes) and dying away...
legato e piano – legato (smooth and connected notes) and soft
legato e placido – legato (smooth and connected notes) and peaceful
legato e poco a poco crescendo – legato (smooth and connected notes) and gradually ...
legato e sostenuto – legato (smooth and connected notes) and sustained ...
legato e sotto voce – legato (smooth and connected notes) and in a low v...
legato e stretto – legato (smooth and connected notes) and fast
legato ma ben marcato – legato (smooth and connected notes) but well accen...
legato ma un poco marcato – legato (smooth and connected notes) but a little a...
legato sempre – always legato (always smooth and connected notes w...
leggiero e legato – light and legato (with smooth and connected notes)
lento e legato – slow and legato (with smooth and connected notes)...
marcato e legato – accented and legato (with smooth and connected not...
mezzo legato – somewhat legato (somewhat smooth and connected not...
moderato legato – moderate tempo and legato (with smooth and connect...
molto legato – very legato (very smooth and connected notes with ...
non legato – not legato (with a distinct separation between the...
piano e legato – soft and legato (with smooth and connected notes)
poco legato – a little legato (somewhat smooth and connected not...
quasi non legato – almost not legato (with somewhat smooth and connec...
sempre ben legato – always well legato (always smooth and connected no...
sempre legato – always legato (always smooth and connected notes w...
sostenuto e legato – sustained (in duration) and legato (with smooth an...
tenuto e legato – tenuto and legato (with notes sustained for their ...
tranquillo e legato – peaceful and legato (with smooth and connected not...
tutto legato – very legato (very smooth and connected notes)

Music scores that include legato:

Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 7: II. Poco adagio (1884‑1885) Page 1
Claude Debussy: Pour le piano (1894‑1901) Page 1
Ernesto Nazareth: Pássaros em festa (1920) Page 1
Franz Schubert: Winterreise (1827) Page 1
Frédéric Chopin: Etude in E major (1829‑32) Page 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C major (1722) Page 1
Johannes Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 (1853‑1854) Page 1
Ludwig van Beethoven: Für Elise (1810) Page 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 16 (1788) Page 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondo alla Turca (1783) Page 1

Italian musical terms related to legato:

accoppiato – coupled, connected, tied together
appoggiando – leaning, supporting...
appoggiato – leaning, supporting...
legabile – legato (smooth and connected notes with no breaks ...
legando – literally "connecting" or "tying"...
legatissimo – literally "very connected" or "very tied"...
ligatura – ligature (mensural notation symbol that connects t...
portamento – literally "carrying"...
portando – literally "carrying"...
portare – literally "to carry"...
portato – literally "carried"...

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