Accents/Articulations

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staccatissimo

buffered by a longer silence after the note

making the note very short

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tenuto

1. prolong the note slightly, or
2. give the note a slight accent

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tie

play two notes as one note

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arpeggio

like a chord, except the notes are played one at a time in sequence

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left-hand pizzicato

note is played by plucking a string with the left hand

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chord

three or more notes played simultaneously

if only two notes are played, it’s called an interval

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marcato

note is played louder than the surrounding notes

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triplet

condenses three notes into normal duration of two notes

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staccato

buffered by a short silence after the note

making the note shorter than notated

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snap pizzicato

notes is played by stretching a string away from the frame of the instrument and letting it go, making it snap against the frame

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glissando

a steady glide from one note to the next

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giù’arco

note is played with down bow

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fermata

an indefinitely sustained note

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sull’arco

note is played with up bow

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natural harmonic

denotes that a natural harmonic is to be played

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legato

play notes with no gaps

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ligature

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