bacchetta – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term bacchetta in music:

drumstick
baton (thin stick used by a conductor to direct an orchestra or choir)
the stick of the bow of a string instrument

Language

Italian

Singular

bacchetta

Plural

bacchette

Variant

bacchetti

Abbreviation

bacch.

Synonym

(2) bacchetta da direzione

Italian musical terms that include bacchetta:

bacchetta da direzione – baton baton (thin stick used by a conductor to dir...
bacchetta del direttore d'orchestra – baton (thin stick used by a conductor to direct an...
bacchetta di feltro – felt mallets
bacchetta di ferro – iron stick
bacchetta di legno – wooden drumstick
bacchetta di metallo – metal stick
bacchetta di spugna – sponge-headed drumstick
bacchetta di tamburo – drumstick
bacchetta di timpani – timpani mallet
bacchetta dura – hard mallet, hard drumstick
colla bacchetta – with drumstick, with mallet
con bacchetta – with drumstick, with mallet
senza bacchetta – without drumstick, without mallet

Music scores that include bacchetta:

Giacomo Puccini: La bohème (1896) Page 4
Pietro Mascagni: Iris (1898) Page 1

Italian musical terms related to bacchetta:

mazza – mallet, drumstick...
mazzuola – percussion mallet, beater
spazzole – brushes (for playing drums)