Sordino

Word SORDINO
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A mute for an instrument. noun

Same as mute, 3. See con sordini, and senza sordini (under senza). These terms are occasionally used with reference to the soft pedal of the pianoforte. noun

Same as pochette. noun

A mute for a violin noun

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The word "sordino" in example sentences

_Con sordino_ and _pizzicato_ passages occur as often for the _cello_ as for the violin. ❋ Karl Wilson Gehrkens (1928)

The _mute_ (or _sordino_) is a small clamp made of metal, wood, or ivory, which when clipped to the top of the bridge causes the vibrations to be transmitted less freely to the body of the violin, giving rise to ❋ Karl Wilson Gehrkens (1928)

He was using a _sordino_ and playing it very softly; but I was not mistaken. ❋ John Meade Falkner (1895)

This reminiscence probably influenced his fancy also in another direction; for it seemed to him that very faintly, as though played far off, and with the _sordino_, he could hear the air of the _Gagliarda_. ❋ John Meade Falkner (1895)

As they reached his ears through the heavy stone roof they were more harmonious, all harshness was softened; the _sordino_ of the vaulting produced the effect of a muffled peal. ❋ John Meade Falkner (1895)

Additionally, many of these articulations may be played altra corda (on an adjoining string) or con sordino (muted). ❋ Unknown (2009)

While you were playing the _Gagliarda_ to-night, I could almost have imagined that someone in an adjacent room was playing the same air with a _sordino_, so distinct was the echo. " ❋ John Meade Falkner (1895)

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