What does legato mean?
Definitions for legato
ləˈgɑ toʊlega·to
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Princeton's WordNet
legato, smoothadverb
(music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
"a legato passage"
legatoadverb
connecting the notes; in music
"play this legato, please"
Wiktionary
legatonoun
A slur curve above or below a passage of notes indicating that they should be played in a legato manner.
legatoadverb
Smoothly, in a connected manner.
Play this passage legato not portato.
Etymology: Borrowed from legato, past participle of legare, learned borrowing from ligo.
Wikipedia
LEGATO
The Lesbian and Gay Inter-University Organization (Turkish: Üniversitelerarası Lezbiyen ve Gey Topluluğu - LEGATO) is an LGBT organization in Turkey aimed at university students. It is Turkey's largest LGBT organization.
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legato
Legato is a musical term that refers to the smooth, flowing, and connected manner of playing or singing a series of notes. It means the notes are played or sung in a way that they are connected with no space or silence in between. The transition between notes is smooth and seamless, giving a sense of continuity. It is often indicated by a curved line over or under the sequence of notes to be played in this style.
Webster Dictionary
Legatoadjective
connected; tied; -- a term used when successive tones are to be produced in a closely connected, smoothly gliding manner. It is often indicated by a tie, thus /, /, or /, /, written over or under the notes to be so performed; -- opposed to staccato
Etymology: [It., tied, joined, fr. legare to tie, bind, L. ligare.]
Wikidata
Legato
In music performance and notation, legato indicates that musical notes are played or sung smoothly and connected. That is, the player transitions from note to note with no intervening silence. Legato technique is required for slurred performance, but unlike slurring, legato does not forbid rearticulation. Standard notation indicates legato either with the word legato, or by a slur under notes that form one legato group. Legato, like staccato, is a kind of articulation. There is an intermediate articulation called either mezzo staccato or non-legato.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Legato
lā-gä′to, adj. (mus.) in a smooth manner, the notes being played as if bound together.—n. a smooth manner of performance, or a tune so played.—adv. (sup.) Legatiss′imo. [It.,—L. ligāre, to tie.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
LEGATO
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Legato is ranked #55505 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Legato surname appeared 370 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Legato.
96.4% or 357 total occurrences were White.
2.4% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of legato in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of legato in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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