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Pronunciation / Transliteration: leh-gah-tee-see-mo
"Il pianista ha suonato il pezzo legatissimo, permettendo a ogni nota di fluire senza soluzione di continuità."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
In a manner that is extremely smooth and connected, especially in musical performance.
"The pianist played the piece legatissimo, allowing each note to flow seamlessly into the next." - 2
Used to instruct musicians to perform a passage with maximum legato.
"The conductor emphasized the need for legatissimo in the final movement to enhance the emotional impact."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'legatissimo' is derived from the Italian word 'legato', meaning 'tied' or 'bound', which is used in music to indicate that notes should be played smoothly and connectedly. The suffix '-issimo' is an Italian superlative, indicating the highest degree, thus 'legatissimo' means 'very smoothly' or 'as smoothly as possible'. This term has been adopted into English musical terminology from the early 20th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Legatissimo" is said worldwide
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très lié
Transliteration: trè lié
"Le pianiste a joué le morceau très lié, permettant à chaque note de s'enchaîner sans interruption."
sehr verbunden
Transliteration: zehr fer-bunden
"Der Pianist spielte das Stück sehr verbunden, sodass jede Note nahtlos in die nächste überging."
legatissimo
Transliteration: leh-gah-tee-see-mo
"Il pianista ha suonato il pezzo legatissimo, permettendo a ogni nota di fluire senza soluzione di continuità."
muy ligado
Transliteration: mwee lee-gah-doh
"El pianista tocó la pieza muy ligada, permitiendo que cada nota fluyera sin interrupción."
muito ligado
Transliteration: moo-ee-toh lee-gah-doo
"O pianista tocou a peça muito ligada, permitindo que cada nota fluísse sem interrupção."
बहुत जुड़े हुए
Transliteration: bahut jude hue
"पियानोवादक ने टुकड़ा बहुत जुड़े हुए खेला, जिससे हर नोट बिना रुकावट के बहता गया।"
非常连贯
Transliteration: fēicháng liánguàn
"钢琴家非常连贯地演奏了这首曲子，使每个音符无缝连接。"
매우 부드럽게
Transliteration: maeu budeureobge
"피아니스트는 매우 부드럽게 곡을 연주하여 각 음이 매끄럽게 이어지도록 했다."
非常に滑らかに
Transliteration: hijō ni nameraka ni
"ピアニストは非常に滑らかに曲を演奏し、各音符が途切れることなく流れた。"
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