Playing terms Flashcards
A Punta Dā Arco
At the point of the bow
Am Steg
Played with light bow stroke very close to the bridge so that the quality of the tone is shimmering, sounding of the harmonics. Also called Ponticello
Arco
With the bow
Archet
With the bow
Col Legno
With the stick of the bow
Con Sordini
With mute
Mit Dampfer
With mute
Ohne Dampfer
Without mute
Gedampft
Stopped in horn parts
First Treble
First soprano
Otez
Remove (mute)
Paukenschlagel
The timpani stick
Ponticello
Light tone near the bridge so upper partials sound in the tone
Sordino
Mute
Spitze
Point of the bow
Steg
Bridge
Stimmung
The tuning
Sulla Tastera
Over the fingerboard
Sur le Chevalet
Close to the bridge (ponticello)
Sur la Touche
On the fingerboard
Sur une corde
On one string
Saite
German for string
Ton Bouche
Stopped tone in french horn playing
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Left hand pizz OR playing the notes so marked as stopped tones on the french horns when given in their parts
