con sordina – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term con sordina 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

con sordina

Plural

con sordine

Music scores that include con sordina:

Achille Simonetti: Madrigale (ca. 1890) Page 1

Italian musical terms related to con sordina:

col sordino – with mute...
colle sordine – with mute...
con – with
con sordino – with mute...
corno sordo – muted horn
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