Con sordini
with mutes
Dampfer
Mute. Also means without snares
First treble, second treble
First soprano, second soprano
Lengo
wood (of the bow)
Otez
remove (the mute)
Paukenschlagel
timpani stick
Ponticello
On or near the bridge
Sordino
mute
Sourdine
mute
Spitze
Point of the bow
Steg
Bridge
Stimmung
The tuning
Sulla tastiera; sul tasto
on the fingerboard; to bow just over the fingerboard
Sur la touche
on the fingerboard
Sur la chevalet
Literally, “on the little wooden horse,” bowed very close to the bridge
Sur une corde
On one string; play the melody on one string.
Saite
German word for string
Ton bouche
Stopped tone in French Horn playing
+
pluck string with left hand; or use stopped tone for F Horn
Coperti
Covered, muffled
Etouffe
Dampened; also found in harp and horn parts
Laisser vibrer; lasciare vibrare
To let ring
Nadel
Mit dem = played with a knitting needle
Schwam
Aus = made of sponge, soft stick
Sordate
Tuned, no snares
Secoue
Rubbed, struck
Skin
Membrana, peau, fell, parche
timbres
snares
cordes
snares
Schnarren
snares
Spazzole
wire brush
brosso
wire brush
scavolo di ferro
wire brush
balais
wire brush
ballai metalique
wire brush
cepillos metal
wire brush
rute
wire brush
verga or verghe
wire brush
au ribord
on rim
al cerchio
on rim
au bord
on edge
am Rand
on edge
pres du rebord
close to rim
au centre
at the center
au milieu
at the center
avec la pouce
play with thumb
mit dem Daumen
play with thumb
colle nocce
with knuckles
mit dem Knocheln
with knuckles
mit der Faust
with fist
Sur la genou
with knee (tambourine)
antique
crotales
tellern
crash
befestigt
attached
platos
crash
piatti
crash
cymbale sospendue
suspended cymbal
frei
suspended cymbal
hangend
suspended cymbal
sospeso
suspended cymbal
Schlitten
tuned sleighbells
Tambourine di basque
on drum without snares