Staccato
Form of musical articulation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Staccatissimo?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Not to be confused with a dotted note.
For other uses, see Staccato (disambiguation).
Staccato ([stakˈkaːto]; Italian for "detached") is a form of musical articulation. In modern notation, it signifies a note of shortened duration,[1][2] separated from the note that may follow by silence.[3] It has been described by theorists and has appeared in music since at least 1676.[4]