legatos
Smooth musical passages
Legatos is the plural of legato, a musical term for notes played smoothly and connectedly, without breaks between them.
The opposite of staccato.
A pianist might practice several legatos in a passage, or a composer might mark different legatos throughout a piece to indicate where phrases should flow uninterrupted.
Freedom from irregularity
- connectednessState of being linked
- slursDemeaning identity-based insults
- phrasingManner of expressing something
- sustainedKept up continuously
flowing · articulation · seamless · continuous · unbroken · linked · bound · portamento
Musically expressive
- singingVocal music-making
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
- romanticConducive to love
- cantabileIn singing manner
melodious · fluid · graceful · tender · sweeping · emotional · passionate · serene
Deep-voiced bowed instrument
- stringsThin flexible lines
- woodwindsInstruments played by blowing
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- voiceSound from throat
orchestral · ensemble · chamber music · solo performance · accompaniment · concerto · symphony · quartet
Non-straight continuous paths
- tiesConnections or neckwear
- sheet musicPublished performance notation
- musical symbolsWritten elements of scores
- arcsCurved line segments
brackets · beaming · staves · manuscript · engraving · sight-reading · transcription
smoothness
Freedom from irregularity
- connectednessState of being linked
- slursDemeaning identity-based insults
- phrasingManner of expressing something
sustained · flowing · articulation · seamless · continuous · unbroken · linked · bound · portamento · melodic line
lyrical
Musically expressive
- singingVocal music-making
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
- romanticConducive to love
cantabile · melodious · fluid · graceful · tender · sweeping · emotional · passionate · serene · dreamlike
cello
Deep-voiced bowed instrument
voice · orchestral · ensemble · chamber music · solo performance · accompaniment · concerto · symphony · quartet · tonguing
curved lines
Non-straight continuous paths
- tiesConnections or neckwear
- sheet musicPublished performance notation
- musical symbolsWritten elements of scores
arcs · brackets · beaming · staves · manuscript · engraving · sight-reading · transcription