amount reduce notated duration violin players use variety techniques perform different qualities ' 'staccato'' manner performer decides execute given articulation usually based context piece phrase many articulation symbols verbal instructions depend instrument musical period eg viol wind classical baroque etc set articulations instruments voices perform common long short ''legato'' smooth connected ''tenuto'' pressed played full notated duration ''marcato'' accented detached ' 'staccato'' separated
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