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legato — meaning in music

legato is a musical term meaning smooth, connected. It is a articulation marking, first tested at Grade 1 in ABRSM, AMEB and Trinity music theory exams. From that grade on, every written paper expects you to know it on sight.

Definition
smooth, connected
ArticulationFirst tested: Grade 1
Translations
Frenchfluide, connecté
Germanglatt, verbunden
Italianliscio, connesso
Spanishsuave, conectado
Chinese平滑、连接

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