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Slurring vs Legato - What's the difference?

slurring | legato |

As nouns the difference between slurring and legato

is that slurring is a slur mark in music while legato is legato.

As a verb slurring

is .

As an adverb legato is

legato.

slurring

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A slur mark in music.
  • * 1985 , Peter Williams, Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, Tercentenary Essays
    • There are, for instance, those puzzling slurrings and staccato markings that are scattered through the primary sources of the organ music.

    legato

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (music) Smoothly, in a connected manner.
    • Play this passage legato not portato.

    Antonyms

    * (music) portato, staccato

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (music) A slur curve above or below a passage of notes indicating that they should be played in a legato manner.

    • Anagrams

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