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Definition of Sordine
1. n. See Damper, and 5th Mute.
Definition of Sordine
1. Noun. A mute for musical instruments. For example, the mute instrument for the violin or the damper on the pianoforte. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sordine
1. a device used to muffle the tone of a musical instrument [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sordine
Literary usage of Sordine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. How to Appreciate Music by Gustav Kobbé (1906)
"... with teeth, can be pressed down over the strings of the violin so as to deaden
its vibrations. This is called the sordine, or mute. ..."
2. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1914)
"Beethoven sometimes wrote the words "senza sordine" and "con ... As "senza sordine"
meant "without the dampers," it meant that the pedal had to be used, ..."
3. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1914)
"Beethoven sometimes wrote the words "senza sordine" and "con ... As "senza sordine"
meant "without the dampers," it meant that the pedal had to be used, ..."
4. Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of by Louis Charles Elson (1905)
"A small instrument, or sordine. ) damper, in the mouth of a trumpet, or on the
bridge of a violin, or violoncello, to make the sound more faint and subdued ..."
5. Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of by Louis Charles Elson (1905)
"A small instrument, or sordine. ) damper, in the mouth of a trumpet, or on the
bridge of a violin, ... The little pipe of a trumpet ; a sordine, or mute. ..."
6. Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of by Louis Charles Elson (1905)
"A small instrument, or sordine. ) damper, in the mouth of a trumpet, or on the
bridge of a violin, ... The little pipe of a trumpet ; a sordine, or mute. ..."
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