martellato

detached and strongly accented : detached and strongly accented. used as a direction to players of bowed instruments compare détaché

Martellato is an Italian word that literally translates to "hammered", and is commonly interchanged with the French word martelé which means the same. It is a bow technique and form of articulation for stringed instruments, including piano.

Definition of 'sostenuto' 1. played at a slower but sustained tempo, with each note held for its full value. often used as a musical direction.

: lively, humorous. used chiefly as a direction in music.

G clef (Treble clef) The spiral of a G clef (not a point on the spiral, but the center around which the spiral is drawn) shows where the G above middle C is located on the staff. A G clef with the spiral centered on the second line of the staff is called treble clef.

dot A dot above or below a note tells you to play it short and detached. This should not be confused with a dot after a note which alters its value. Short, detached, jumpy notes are called staccato.

mar-tel-LAH-tow. [Italian, hammered] Strongly marked; This is a term used in string playing indicating heavy, detached strokes and in piano playing, indicating a forceful, detached touch.

gran figo {m} [coll.] hottie. gnocco {m} [dial.] hottie (also: hotty) gnocca {adj.

Sostenuto pedal (middle) This is similar to a sustain pedal. The key difference is that it only holds notes that are already being played at the moment when the pedal is pressed down. Any notes that begin after the pedal is down are not affected, allowing for selective sustain without blurring the sound.

three strings [Italian, three strings] A directive in piano music that indicates that the soft pedal should be released. The words "tre corde" are shown under the bass staff where the soft pedal is to be released.

The first movement, marked Allegro molto appassionato (Fast and very passionate), begins with a haunting melody that was likely the one Mendelssohn first imagined in 1838: It easily conjures up the drama of misty heaths featured in contemporary novels by Sir Walter Scott and the Brönte sisters.

2. Dynamics