DE gebunden articulation core term Support my free tools
a bound, connected legato articulation; write gebunden in full
How is gebunden played?
Treat the marked passage as a joined, flowing phrase rather than a sequence of separated attacks. The German word means bound or tied and matches the musical idea of legato; it can govern a group or an extended phrase. A slur may carry the related instruction, but its concrete action is instrument-specific—for example one bow on strings or no re-tonguing on winds. Gebunden contrasts with detached gestoßen without fixing dynamic, timbre or one degree of overlap.
How does gebunden sound?
A continuous, smoothly joined sound in which each note runs seamlessly into the next.
In context
As an articulation direction, German gebunden asks for connected legato performance and can apply across a phrase. It is commonly represented by context-sensitive slur notation, but a slur is not a textual short form. This separately indexed entry therefore keeps the full German headword.
Equivalent terms
- IT legato
- FR lié
- EN legato
- EN slurred
- DA bundet