Arranged toccatas, far from legato (8)
I believe the answer is:
staccato
'far from legato' is the definition.
(the opposite way of playing a stringed instrument)
'arranged toccatas' is the wordplay.
'arranged' indicates an anagram.
'toccatas' anagrammed gives 'STACCATO'.
(Other definitions for staccato that I've seen before include "With each note detached or disconnected (music)" , "In music, in a sharp disconnected manner" , "Abrupt" , "Musically sharp and disconnected as in toccatas" , "With every note detached in cats's coat" .)