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Extremely short and detached. Marked with a wedge (▼) above or below the notehead.
Staccatissimo produces the shortest possible notes — mere pinpoints of sound. Use it for extreme lightness, dry rhythmic patterns, or sharp percussive effects. On strings, it produces a sharp pizzicato-like sound with the bow.
Bartók's String Quartet No. 4, fourth movement — staccatissimo pizzicato creates a brittle, percussive texture.
Staccatissimo is one of 228 terms in the Gradus musical dictionary, where every definition is written around how composers actually use the word.
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