non-legato

Italian/English composer

Definition

Not legato; a slightly separated touch that leaves a small space between notes without a full staccato separation. The default articulation in Baroque keyboard style.

Interpretive Guidance

Pachelbel's keyboard music assumes a non-legato default. Avoid smooth, Romantic legato in most passages — a slightly lifted touch between notes gives the music its characteristic clarity and rhythmic profile.

Context

Scope Used by Johann Pachelbel
Language Italian/English

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