sor·di·no (sôr-d  n )n. pl. sor·di·ni (-n ) Music A mute for an instrument. [Italian, diminutive of sordo, deaf, mute, from Latin surdus.] |
sordino [sɔːˈdiːnəʊ]
n pl -ni [-niː]
1. (Music / Instruments) a mute for a stringed or brass musical instrument
2. (Music / Instruments) any of the dampers that arrest the vibrations of piano strings
(Music / Classical Music)
con sordino or sordini a musical direction to play with a mute
(Music / Classical Music)
senza sordino or sordini a musical direction to remove or play without the mute or (on the piano) with the sustaining pedal pressed down See also sourdine
[Italian: from sordo deaf, from Latin surdus]
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