con sordino
[ kon sawr-dee-noh, kohn; Italian kawn sawr-dee-naw ]
adverb
with the mute (used as a direction in music to a string player).
Origin of con sordino
1From Italian, dating back to 1815–25; see origin at sordino
Words Nearby con sordino
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How to use con sordino in a sentence
con sordino and pizzicato passages occur as often for the cello as for the violin.
Music Notation and Terminology | Karl W. Gehrkens
British Dictionary definitions for con sordino
con sordino
adverb
music See sordino (def. 3)
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