martellato

Meaning

Adjective

Strongly accented, or hammered out; used of notes played on bowed string instruments, handbells, or the piano.

Origin

Borrowed from Italian martellato ("hammered"), from martellare, from martello, related to Latin martulus, marculus, diminutive of marcus.

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