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Marcatos The (David)Marcato Marcato Musical instruction For the surname, see Marcato (surname). Marcato (short form: Marc.; Italian for marked) is a musical instruction indicating a note, chord, or passage is to be played louder or more forcefully than the surrounding music. The instruction may involve the word marcato itself written above or below the staff or it may take the form of the symbol ∧,[1][2][3] an open vertical wedge. The marcato is essentially a louder and often shorter version of the regular accent > (an open horizontal wedge). The vertical wedge on the first note indicates marcato (It. marcatissimo or martellato), while the horizontal wedge on the second indicates an accent (It. marcato). Like the regular accent, however, the marcato is often… (Source: Wikipedia)
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