What is the difference between legato and portamento? Ask Question Asked 7 years, 4 months ago Modified 6 years, 11 months ago

13 Are legato and slur one and the same? If the two are different, how do I tell which the piece is using? I know the gist of them (as opposed to staccato) but I need to know the specifics. They …

Aug 15, 2014 · Bonus questions: Am I supposed to play the bass notes legato, too? How fast am I supposed to play this? Why just cannot they note the BPM instead of allegro? Which fingers …

Sep 21, 2021 · As the piece progresses, the left-hand is also intended to be sempre legato, except in the couple of places where notes are separated by rests. The remaining slur marks …

Oct 23, 2023 · In the first bars of the Barcarola et Scherzo by Alfredo Casella the piano part has chords with legato, tenuto and staccato signs all together: What is the correct way to play …

Apr 13, 2018 · In the few piano pieces I've learned, I've sometimes seen notation ambiguous to me whether or not to play the notes immediately preceding slurs as legato. For instance, the …

Legato literally means "bound together" - the sounds are connected. Staccato literally means "detached" - there's a space between the sounds. So you can't have a phrase that is both …

Oct 10, 2023 · I would like to ask two quick things. If you notate a slur (legato, not a phrase slur) on a tied note, will this include the tie (1.1) or not (1.2)? If you notate a fermata on a tied note …

Aug 7, 2023 · Legato overlap means extending note beyond the start of the next one (typically expressed in absolute time units, not percentage). Legato note followed by a pause doesn't …

Jul 4, 2018 · Legato for the movement doesn't mean every single note has to be legato. It could mean that you might wish to play the staccato notes slightly less staccato than you would in a …