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  2. Legato - Wikipedia

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    Standard notation indicates legato either with the word legato, or by a slur (a curved line) 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 (sometimes referred to as portato ).

  3. List of musical symbols - Wikipedia

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    Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including pitch, duration, dynamics, or articulation of musical notes; tempo, metre, form (e.g., whether sections are repeated), and details about specific playing techniques (e.g., which ...

  4. Articulation (music) - Wikipedia

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    There are many types of articulation, each with a different effect on how the note is played. In music notation articulation marks include the slur, phrase mark, staccato, staccatissimo, accent, sforzando, rinforzando, and legato. A different symbol, placed above or below the note (depending on its position on the staff), represents each ...

  5. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    In a singing style. In instrumental music, a style of playing that imitates the way the human voice might express the music, with a measured tempo and flexible legato. cantilena a vocal melody or instrumental passage in a smooth, lyrical style canto Chorus; choral; chant cantus mensuratus or cantus figuratus (Lat.)

  6. Portato - Wikipedia

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    Portato ([porˈtaːto]; Italian past participle of portare, "to carry"), also mezzo-staccato, French notes portées, [1] in music denotes a smooth, pulsing articulation and is often notated by adding dots under slur markings. Portato is also known as articulated legato. [2]

  7. Slur (music) - Wikipedia

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    A slur is a symbol in Western musical notation indicating that the notes it embraces are to be played without separation (that is, with legato articulation).A slur is denoted with a curved line generally placed over the notes if the stems point downward, and under them if the stems point upwards.

  8. The 50 best-selling music artists of all time - AOL

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    Scott Legato/WireImage/Getty Images. ... David Tan/Shinko Music/Getty Images. 20. Whitney Houston — 61 million units ... Presley is an iconic symbol of American pop culture. Bettmann/Getty ...

  9. List of Italian musical terms used in English - Wikipedia

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    A musical piece containing works by different composers Ripieno concerto: padding concert: A form of Baroque concerto with no solo parts Serenata: Serenade: A song or composition in someone's honour. Originally, a musical greeting performed for a lover Soggetto cavato: carved subject: A musical cryptogram, using coded syllables as a basis for ...