col sordino – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term col sordino in music:

with mute
on piano: either without the sustain pedal (especially in music from the 18th to 19th century) or with the soft pedal (especially in later music)

Language

Italian

Singular

col sordino

Plural

coi sordini

Variant

con il sordino

Abbreviation

col sord.

Italian musical terms related to col sordino:

col – with the
colle sordine – with mute...
con sordina – with mute...
con sordino – with mute...
corno sordo – muted horn
il – the (used before a masculine noun beginning with a...
largo con sordino – slow with mute...
mettere la sordina – put the mute on...
mettete i sordini – put the mute on...
quasi con sordino – as if with mute
sordino – mute (device attached to a musical instrument that...