Meaning & use
Marcato
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A musical direction indicating that notes should be played with marked emphasis or accentuation.
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The conductor asked the brass section to play the phrase marcato for greater impact.
The score is marked marcato at the passage where the main theme first returns.
A note on using this word
Italian for 'marked', it is one of many Italian performance directions retained in English-language musical scores.
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legato
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