Definition of Sordini

1. sordino [n] - See also: sordino

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sordini

sorcerous
sorcerously
sorcery
sord
sorda
sordes
sordid
sordider
sordidest
sordidity
sordidly
sordidness
sordidnesses
sordine
sordines
sordini (current term)
sordino
sordo
sordor
sordors
sords
sore
sore-eyed
sore-loser
sore-winner
sore loser
sore losers
sore point
sore shins
sore throat

Literary usage of Sordini

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Musical Terms: Containing Upwards of 9,000 English, French by Theodore Baker (1895)
"A mute; con sordini, with the mutes ; senza sordini, without the mutes ; si le'vano i sordini, take off the mutes.—2. ..."

2. Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of by Louis Charles Elson (1905)
"damper, in the mouth of a trumpet, or on the bridge of a violin, or violoncello, to make the sound more faint and subdued ; a mute» sordini (It. pi. ..."

3. Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of by Louis Charles Elson (1905)
"sordini (It. pi.) (sor-afe-ne.) Mutes in violin-playing ; and the dampers in pianoforte ... sordini levati (It.) (sor-o7i-ne lë-vo-të ) The dampers removed. ..."

4. Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of by Louis Charles Elson (1905)
"Mutes in violin-playing; and the dampers in pianoforte music. See Con sordini, and ... sordini levati fit ^ 'sor-i/fe-në lê-va-të ) The dampers ..."

5. The Technique of the Modern Orchestra: A Manual of Practical Instrumentation by Charles Marie Widor (1906)
"Stopped notes, which should be indicated by the word sordini (in ... he slips in the mute with his right. Moderate. PP (sordini.) (sordini ..."

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