Get to know Legato better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like staccato or smooth.
Legato in a sentence
Legato meaning
Smoothly, in a connected manner.
Using Legato
- The main meaning on this page is: Smoothly, in a connected manner.
- Useful related words include: staccato, smooth.
- In the example corpus, legato often appears in combinations such as: legato is, legato capital, the legato.
Context around Legato
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Legato
- In this selection, "legato" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, provide, professor, finally, capital, technique and articulation stand out and add context to how "legato" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include legato capital management and a brisk legato that makes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "legato" sits close to words such as abdulkadir, abed and abhay, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with legato
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Playing staccato is the opposite of playing legato. (8 words)
The Legato second movement is a thing of beauty. (9 words)
For example, Leroy Anderson 's Jazz Legato/Jazz Pizzicato. (9 words)
Legato on guitar is commonly associated with playing more notes within a beat than the stated timing, i.e., playing 5 (a quintuplet ) or 7 (a septuplet) notes against a quarter-note instead of the usual even number or triplet. (40 words)
That’s the letters L, M, N, O and P of the alphabet, which, if you sing them in the alphabet song, tumble together in a brisk legato that makes the letters hard to distinguish from one another. (38 words)
Guitar In guitar playing (apart from classical guitar) legato is used interchangeably as a label for both musical articulation and a particular application of technique—playing musical phrases with predominantly hammer-ons or pull-offs instead of picking. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Legato technique to provide legato articulation on electric guitar generally requires playing notes that are close and on the same string, following the first note with others that are played by hammer-ons and pull-offs.
In the end, snobbish Professor Legato is won over and admits to having been very impressed by the GBS.
Legato Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals by 6.5% in the 2nd quarter.
Legato Capital Management LLC Purchases New Holdings in Q2 Holdings, Inc.
The Legato second movement is a thing of beauty.
Finally, Legato Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cytokinetics during the 4th quarter worth $1,305,000.
It's a one-way ticket to the smoothest legato lines you can imagine.
Legato Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of WNS by 13.1% during the fourth quarter.
Paybac is the tree that embraces the struggle and grew in Lagos through the warped out strings merge with the legato strings.
That’s the letters L, M, N, O and P of the alphabet, which, if you sing them in the alphabet song, tumble together in a brisk legato that makes the letters hard to distinguish from one another.
Down in the pit, Henrik Nánási managed a slow-burn transition from orchestral sumptuousness (legato über Alles) to a terrifying climax in which bows bit ferociously at strings and the brass seethed and spat.
For example, Leroy Anderson 's Jazz Legato/Jazz Pizzicato.
For example, staccato is the shortening of duration compared to the written note value, legato performs the notes in a smoothly joined sequence with no separation.
Generally, legato adds a more fluid, smooth sound to a passage.
Guitar In guitar playing (apart from classical guitar) legato is used interchangeably as a label for both musical articulation and a particular application of technique—playing musical phrases with predominantly hammer-ons or pull-offs instead of picking.
It is an extended technique, executed by using one hand to tap the strings against the fingerboard, thus producing legato notes.
Legato on guitar is commonly associated with playing more notes within a beat than the stated timing, i.e., playing 5 (a quintuplet ) or 7 (a septuplet) notes against a quarter-note instead of the usual even number or triplet.
Many guitar virtuosos are well-versed in the legato technique, as it allows for rapid and "clean" runs.
Most playing is legato with ornaments to create breaks between notes, rather than tongued.
Playing staccato is the opposite of playing legato.
Common combinations with legato
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- legato is 5×
- legato capital 4×
- the legato 3×
- legato technique 2×