Meaning & use
Leggiero
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In music, performed lightly and delicately (a performance direction).
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The pianist played the passage leggiero, barely touching the keys.
The score marks the final movement leggiero e vivace, light and lively.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from Italian, "leggiero" (also spelled "leggero") literally means "light" and is one of many Italian performance terms used internationally in sheet music.
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lightly
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Light and delicate, used to describe a style of musical performance.
The composer wanted a leggiero touch throughout the second movement.
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