Bases: abjad.core.abjadcore._Abjad
Any staccato, tenuto, portato, etc.
abjad> t = Articulation('staccato')
abjad> print t.format
-\staccato
Read / write LilyPond direction string.
abjad> t = Articulation('staccato')
abjad> t.direction = 'up'
abjad> print t.format
^\staccato
abjad> t.direction = 'down'
abjad> print t.format
_\staccato
Read-only LilyPond format string.
abjad> t = Articulation('staccato')
abjad> print t.format
-\staccato
Read / write string representation of accidental.
abjad> t = Articulation('staccato')
abjad> t.string = 'marcato'
abjad> print t.format
-\marcato