A slur is a symbol in Western musical notation indicating that the notes it embraces are to be played without separation. This implies legato articulation but in music for bowedstring instruments, it also indicates the notes should be played in one bow; and in music for wind instruments, that the notes should be played without using the tongue to rearticulate each note. In vocal music, slurs are usually used to mark notes which are sung to a single syllable. Music notation is a system of writing for music. ... In musical notation, legato indicates that musical notes are played smoothly. ... In music, a bow is a device pulled across the strings of a string instrument in order to make them vibrate and emit sound. ... A string instrument (also stringed instrument) is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. ... A wind instrument is a member of a family of musical instruments. ...
A slur is denoted with a curved line generally placed over the notes if the stems point downward, and under them if the stems point upwards:
Image File history File links An example slur (well, two actually). ...
When two instruments written on the same staff both have slurred phrases with the same note values (e.g., clarinets playing in thirds) it is customary to have two sets of slurs, though in some scores just one set is used and it is understood to apply to both of the instruments.
The slur is not to be confused with two other similar musical symbols. The tie is a curved line that links two notes of the same pitch to show that their durations are to be added together. The ligature or phrase mark is a curved line that extends over a passage which is visually indistinguishable from the slur, and indicates that the passage is to be interpreted as a single phrase, this implies legato only and not slurring. In music, a tie is when multiple notes of the same pitch are to be played as one note with a duration equal to the sum of the individual notes durations. ... In music notation, a ligature is a symbol that connects multiple notes in some way. ...
A slur is a symbol in western musical notation indicating that the notes it embraces are to be played legato (smoothly).
In music for boweded string instruments, it indicates the notes should be played in one bow; in music for wind instruments, that the notes should be played in one breath.
In vocal music, slurs are usually used to mark notes which are sung to a single syllable.
In her contribution to the "Lute" entry in the New Grove, Diana Poulton suggests that the slur was first used in Italy in the early 17th century as a logical extension of the execution of ornaments.
Slurring plays an important role in the music as a phrasing device, as well as a means of accenting the syncopations.
Weiss's approach to articulation and slurring is of particular significance, as he was a contemporary of J.S. Bach and was well acquainted with the Cantor from Leipzig.
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