saltando

 [sahl-tahn-doh]  

sal·tan·do

   [sahl-tahn-doh] Music.
adjective
1.
(of a performance with a stringed instrument) playing each note staccato by bouncing the bow on the strings.
adverb
2.
in a saltando manner.

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Saltando is always a great word to know.
So is eighth note. Does it mean:
consists of a half rest plus a dot
note having one eighth of the time value of a whole note
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Also, sal·ta·to [sahl-tah-toh] .

Origin:
< Italian, gerund of saltare to jump < Latin saltāre to dance, leap; see saltant
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