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pizzicato

pizzicato

/ˌpɪtsɪˈkɑːtoʊ/

🎻 Musical Technique & Expression

plucking strings instead of using the bow

pizzicato in a sentence

“The pizzicato section was playful.”

Origin of pizzicato

Italian pizzicato pinched, from pizzicare to pinch

Related Words

glissando

a slide from one note to another

arpeggio

notes of a chord played in succession

counterpoint

the technique of combining melodies

dissonance

a combination of tones that sounds unstable

harmony

the combination of simultaneous notes in chords

timbre

the distinctive quality of a sound

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