sordino
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Another modification of tone is caused by placing a tiny instrument called a sordino, or mute, upon the bridge.
From How to Listen to Music, 7th ed. Hints and Suggestions to Untaught Lovers of the Art by Krehbiel, Henry Edward
As they reached his ears through the heavy stone roof they were more harmonious, all harshness was softened; the sordino of the vaulting produced the effect of a muffled peal.
From The Nebuly Coat by Falkner, John Meade
He was using a sordino and playing it very softly; but I was not mistaken.
From The Lost Stradivarius by Falkner, John Meade
This reminiscence probably influenced his fancy also in another direction; for it seemed to him that very faintly, as though played far off, and with the sordino, he could hear the air of the Gagliarda.
From The Lost Stradivarius by Falkner, John Meade
Con sordino and pizzicato passages occur as often for the cello as for the violin.
From Music Notation and Terminology by Gehrkens, Karl Wilson
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.
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
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
