Senza sordino
Without mute — removing the mute or, on piano, using the sustain pedal freely
Category
performance
Pronunciation
SEN-tsah sor-DEE-noh
Origin
Italian
Length
77 words · 1 min read
About Senza sordino
Senza sordino is the counterpart to con sordino. For orchestral instruments, it means removing the mute.
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Articulation
View all performanceterms →The manner in which individual notes are attacked, sustained, and released.
Tre cordeRelease the soft pedal, allowing hammers to strike all three strings
UnisonoIn unison — all performers playing or singing the same notes together as one voice
Con pedaleWith pedal — an instruction to use the sustain pedal on keyboard instruments
TacetSilent — an instruction that a performer or section does not play during a movement or passage
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