peal vs staccato

peal

noun
  • A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc. 

  • The changes rung on a set of bells; in the strict sense a full peal of at least 5040 changes. 

  • A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale. 

  • A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin. 

verb
  • To resound; to echo. 

  • To assail with noise. 

  • To sound with a peal or peals. 

  • To utter or sound loudly. 

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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