crackle vs staccato

crackle

noun
  • A prolonged, frequent cracking sound; a fizzing, popping sound. 

  • Synonym of crackling (“crispy rind of roast pork”) 

  • A style of glaze giving the impression of many small cracks. 

  • The fifth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration, jerk, and jounce), i.e. the rate of change of jounce. 

verb
  • To make a prolonged, frequent cracking sound which sounds like fizzing or popping. 

staccato

noun
  • Any sound resembling a musical staccato. 

  • A passage having this mark. 

  • An articulation marking directing that a note or passage of notes are to be played in an abruptly disconnected manner, with each note sounding for a very short duration, and a short break lasting until the sounding of the next note; as opposed to legato. Staccato is indicated by a dot directly above or below the notehead. 

adj
  • Describing a passage having this mark. 

  • Made up of abruptly disconnected parts or sounds. 

adv
  • played in this style 

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