martellato

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adjective (or adverb)

mar·​tel·​la·​to

¦märtᵊl¦ät(ˌ)ō

: detached and strongly accented

—used as a direction to players of bowed instruments compare détaché

martellato

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noun

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plural -s

: martellato technique, notes, or effect

Word History

Etymology

Adjective (or adverb)

Italian, from past participle of martellare to hammer, strike, from martello hammer, from Late Latin martellus

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