leggiero

Italian composer

Definition

Light, nimble. Indicates a delicate, fleet touch with minimal weight.

Interpretive Guidance

Essential in the Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks. Keep the wrist flexible and fingers close to the keys; the sound should feel almost weightless, like pecking motions.

Context

Scope Used by Modest Mussorgsky
Language Italian

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