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What is a legato line?
A curved line above or below a group of notes tells you those notes should be played legato – smoothly, with no gaps between the notes. A slur is a legato line over a few notes which means they should not be rearticulated.
Is legato a slur?
Legato is a musical performance technique that produces fluid, continuous motion between notes. ... Legato notes are often slurred; that is, a group of notes is played together in one down-bow or up-bow.
What does a legato marking look like?
In music performance and notation, legato ([leˈɡaːto]; Italian for "tied together"; French lié; German gebunden) indicates that musical notes are played or sung smoothly and connected. ... Standard notation indicates legato either with the word legato, or by a slur (a curved line) under notes that form one legato group.
