Legato: alternatives and connections

The production of the tones of a chord in rapid succession, as in playing the harp, and not simultaneously; a strain thus played.

of Beat

The time of light, or interval between one night and the next; the time between sunrise and sunset, or from dawn to darkness; hence, t…

With decreasing volume of sound; -- a direction to performers, either written upon the staff (abbreviated Dec., or Decresc.), or indic…

A step, stair, or staircase.

A cutting in two; a division.

Belonging to the essence, or that which makes an object, or class of objects, what it is.

A number, letter, or any quantity written on the right hand of and above another quantity, and denoting how many times the latter is r…

imp. sing. of Fly, v. i.

of Flow

The glede or kite.

A gliding effect; gliding.

The doctrine or science of musical sounds.

An instrument by means of which the bolt of a lock is shot or drawn; usually, a removable metal instrument fitted to the mechanism of…

Playing on the surface; touching lightly; gliding over.

Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid.

The science and the art of tones, or musical sounds, i. e., sounds of higher or lower pitch, begotten of uniform and synchronous vibra…

Having no clothes on; uncovered; nude; bare; as, a naked body; a naked limb; a naked sword.