legato

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. zarf Smoothly, in a connected manner.

   “Play this passage legato, not portato.”

2. isim A style of performance characterized by smoothly connected notes.

   “It is the coördination of the finger and hand as examplified in the proportionate speed of shifting according to the speed of the musical passage, which makes for evenness, continuity, smoothness, and ultimately, a fine legato.”

3. isim A passage that is played legato.

   “It schools the mind to watch for the legato all the time, as its absence at the organ is mor prominent than at the piano; but beyond this point it renders little assitance to the pianist.”