an extreme form of staccato, often taken to indicate that one should shorten the note thus marked to one quarter of its written length, the remaining three-quarters replaced with silence See staccatissimo in Note Symbols
Staccatissimo
Language: Italian
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Staccato
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a dot above the note indicating that the note thus marked should be shortened to half its written length, the second half rep…
Semiminima
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quarter note see Note Values
Semicroma
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a sixteenth note see Note Values
Spiccato
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separated, detached; a form of staccato bowing in which the bow is bounced on the string while the bow stroke is restricted t…
Acciaccatura
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Grace note; crushed note, written with a diagonal line through the note hook or flag
Appoggiatura
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a note preparatory to another or to a chord acting as an unprepared suspension See appoggiatura in Note Symbols
Decrescendo
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to get gradually softer see decrescendo in Phrasing Symbols see dynamic symbols in Phrasing Symbols
Fermata
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musical symbol placed over a note or rest to be extended beyond its normal duration See fermata in Note Symbols see fermata i…