Notated With a Slur, But Played Without Slur

1. What is the difference between a slur and a legato?
2. What is a dotted slur?
3. What type of articulation does a slur indicate?

What is the difference between a slur and a legato?

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. In the music, a slur looks like a curved line over the notes that are all in one bow.

What is a dotted slur?

Slurs appear as dotted lines. ... Used to denote that a slur was written incompletely in the source in critical editions. Half-dashed end. The first halves of slurs appear as solid lines, the second halves as dashed lines. Used to denote that a slur was written incompletely in the source in critical editions.

What type of articulation does a slur indicate?

A slur is a symbol in Western musical notation indicating that the notes it embraces are to be played without separation (that is, with legato articulation). A slur is denoted with a curved line generally placed over the notes if the stems point downward, and under them if the stems point upwards.