Marcato

[1piano4joe]

I searched the web several hours, only to find much contradictory information regarding this term. So, I am posting my conclusion which was drawn by most popular opinion of the sites I visited.

Marcato - STRONGLY accented and DETACHED (2/3 to 3/4 of note value)

I'm rather curious if there is going to be disagreement on this here with all sorts of different interpretations and explanations of this term or is it just this simple?

Or does all the confusion come about since it "depends" as Bernhard has so often said on different periods, composers, pieces, etc.?

Or is this term left entirely up to the interpretation of the performer? How strong I like the accent? And how long to detach according to what I think sounds best?

Or perhaps the performance practices of that time?

Thank You, Joe

[j_menz]

It means "marked", and how that is to be achieved depends on the context in which it is to make its mark. And on what sort of mark it should be making.