How to Use legato in a Sentence

legato

noun

• But there is also comfort: the warmth of the hearth fire, tranquil and legato on the bow; lazy days punctuated only by the pizzicato of ice droplets on the roof.
  — Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2018
• Still, the legato elegance and vocal weightiness of his singing have their own rewards.
  — Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2018
• Even more important is the development of legato, the seamless movement from one note to the next, requiring a steady and even emission of breath.
  — James Jorden, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2017
• Elsewhere, Kang Wollett spun out long, legato solos in the Largo by Ives, making the dark romanticism sing.
  — Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 12 July 2019
• The first movement has lyrical legato playing, kind of rhapsodic.
  — Paul Freeman, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2017
• From my seat the balance favored Ma's fulsome tone by a slight margin; Ax's legato playing sounded a bit watery even with the lid on his Steinway fully opened.
  — Richard S. Ginell, latimes.com, 5 Mar. 2018
• If his tone was sometimes assertive to the point of brashness, his amazing technical skills – among them a legato line that that few horn players possess – polished the music to a high gloss.
  — Marcus Overton, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 June 2017
• Scott Hostetler traced a melting legato line in the famous English horn solo of the largo, although Muti’s easing the pace later in the slow movement threatened to stifle forward impetus.
  — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 13 Apr. 2018
• Gerstein’s descending figures might have managed the smoothest legato in the business, and Hagen faced the great stretch of tumult in the first movement with absolute clarity and composure.
  — Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, 22 Mar. 2018
• This is a two-part skill; his superb legato (or connected articulation) on the keyboard was heightened by skillful deployment of both the sustaining and the soft pedal.
  — Marcus Overton, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 Jan. 2018
• Her Azucena is a creation of soaring high notes, fluttering trills, seductive legato, chilling low tones.
  — Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2018
• Nor is his phrasing always the most pleasing—staccato too often supersedes legato.
  — David Mermelstein, WSJ, 17 Oct. 2017
• Jones played the demanding solo part with apparent ease, beauty of tone and, in the Andante, a lovely feel for legato playing, turning a fairly standard-issue slow movement into a noble aria.
  — Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, 11 May 2018
• On Friday, his articulation, particularly for the left hand, was fascinating: often a mix of legato and detached notes that helped define and shape the phrases at ground level.
  — Paul Hodgins, Orange County Register, 22 Apr. 2017
• In long stretches of coloratura, especially, her legato, while smooth, retained remarkable clarity of pitch and evenness of rhythm, flickering like a lambent flame.
  — James R. Oestreich, New York Times, 5 May 2017
• But there is also comfort: the warmth of the hearth fire, tranquil and legato on the bow; lazy days punctuated only by the pizzicato of ice droplets on the roof.
  — Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2018
• Still, the legato elegance and vocal weightiness of his singing have their own rewards.
  — Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2018
• Even more important is the development of legato, the seamless movement from one note to the next, requiring a steady and even emission of breath.
  — James Jorden, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2017
• Elsewhere, Kang Wollett spun out long, legato solos in the Largo by Ives, making the dark romanticism sing.
  — Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 12 July 2019
• The first movement has lyrical legato playing, kind of rhapsodic.
  — Paul Freeman, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2017
• From my seat the balance favored Ma's fulsome tone by a slight margin; Ax's legato playing sounded a bit watery even with the lid on his Steinway fully opened.
  — Richard S. Ginell, latimes.com, 5 Mar. 2018
• If his tone was sometimes assertive to the point of brashness, his amazing technical skills – among them a legato line that that few horn players possess – polished the music to a high gloss.
  — Marcus Overton, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 June 2017
• Scott Hostetler traced a melting legato line in the famous English horn solo of the largo, although Muti’s easing the pace later in the slow movement threatened to stifle forward impetus.
  — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 13 Apr. 2018
• Gerstein’s descending figures might have managed the smoothest legato in the business, and Hagen faced the great stretch of tumult in the first movement with absolute clarity and composure.
  — Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, 22 Mar. 2018
• This is a two-part skill; his superb legato (or connected articulation) on the keyboard was heightened by skillful deployment of both the sustaining and the soft pedal.
  — Marcus Overton, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 Jan. 2018
• Her Azucena is a creation of soaring high notes, fluttering trills, seductive legato, chilling low tones.
  — Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2018
• Nor is his phrasing always the most pleasing—staccato too often supersedes legato.
  — David Mermelstein, WSJ, 17 Oct. 2017
• Jones played the demanding solo part with apparent ease, beauty of tone and, in the Andante, a lovely feel for legato playing, turning a fairly standard-issue slow movement into a noble aria.
  — Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, 11 May 2018
• On Friday, his articulation, particularly for the left hand, was fascinating: often a mix of legato and detached notes that helped define and shape the phrases at ground level.
  — Paul Hodgins, Orange County Register, 22 Apr. 2017
• In long stretches of coloratura, especially, her legato, while smooth, retained remarkable clarity of pitch and evenness of rhythm, flickering like a lambent flame.
  — James R. Oestreich, New York Times, 5 May 2017

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