Both Uses of
staccato
in
War and Peace
- While still in the anteroom Prince Andrew heard loud voices and a ringing staccato laugh—a laugh such as one hears on the stage.†
Chpt 6 *
- Gervais laughed softly with a hissing chuckle, and Speranski in a high-pitched staccato manner.†
Chpt 6
Definition:
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(staccato as in: played it staccato) in music, the separating notes by cutting them short and crisp
or:
sounds that are short and crisp