mettez la sourdine

Definition of the French term mettez la sourdine in music:

put the mute on
on piano: either release the sustain pedal (especially in music from the 18th to 19th century) or depress the soft pedal (especially in later music)

Language

French

Singular

mettez la sourdine

Plural

mettez les sourdines

Abbreviation

mettez la sourd.

Music scores that include mettez la sourdine:

French musical terms related to mettez la sourdine:

accord étouffé – muted chord
avec sourdine – with mute...
mettent la sourdine – put the mute on...
mettez – to put, to place, to use
mettez progressivement les Sourdines – put the mutes on one by one (instruction for strin...
mettre sourdine – put the mute on...
prendre la sourdine – to put the mute on...
prendre sourdine – to put the mute on...
prenez la sourdine – put the mute on...
préparez la sourdine – prepare the mute
remettez la sourdine – put back on the mute
remettez les sourdines une à une – put the mutes back on one by one (instruction for ...
son étouffé – muffled sound (note that is intentionally muted or...
sourdine – mute (device attached to a musical instrument that...
très enveloppé – very muffled (muted)

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