noun
- Plural of marcato; a musical articulation technique in which notes are played with a short, detached, emphasized stroke.
Usage: music; technical term; Italian origin
Examples
- The violinist performed the passage with crisp marcatos to emphasize each note.
- The conductor requested marcatos in the brass section to create a sharper attack.
- Marcatos require the musician to lift the bow slightly between notes.
- The composer marked several measures with marcatos to add rhythmic clarity.
- String players often use marcatos to produce a more percussive sound.