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Staccato
In
musical notation
,
staccato
indicates that notes are played in a detached manner with their lengths shortened. Usually notated by a dot over the note:
The opposite term is
legato
.
Music samples
The above music played without staccato
(
ogg
format, 15 KB, 2 seconds)
The same music, but played staccato
(
ogg
format, 15 KB, 2 seconds)
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