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It is announced by the horns con sordini, accompanied very softly by held notes in the strings, except viola, pizzicato in the celli, and tympani.

From Edward MacDowell by Porte, John F.

The term senza sordini is also occasionally found in old editions, indicating that the damper pedal is to be depressed, while con sordini shows that it is to be released.

From Music Notation and Terminology by Gehrkens, Karl Wilson

When he wanted the pedal he wrote "senza sordini," which means without dampers, and to take them off he wrote "con sordini," meaning with dampers.

From On the Execution of Music, and Principally of Ancient Music by Saint-Saëns, Camille