due corde – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term due corde in music:

two strings
on piano an indication to release the soft pedal (the left pedal on a piano that softens the tone)
on strings an indication to play the same note on two strings

Language

Italian

Abbreviation

2 corde

Italian musical terms that include due corde:

a due corde – on two strings
sopra due corde – on two strings
sul due corde – on two strings

Music scores that include due corde:

Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp minor (1830) Page 2

Italian musical terms related to due corde:

a tre corde – on two strings...
a una corda – for one string...
col pedale – with the pedal
con due pedali – with two pedals (on piano usually an indication to...
con pedale – with the pedal (with the damper pedal)
due – two...
due pedali – two pedals (on piano usually an indication to use ...
mettete le pedali – put down the pedals
pedale come nella prima parte – pedal like in the first part
pedale sempre ad ogni – always depress the pedal at every
sempre col pedale – always with the pedal
sempre con pedale – always with pedal
sempre pedale – always with pedal
sempre senza pedale – always without pedal
sempre una corda – always with the soft pedal (the left pedal on a pi...
senza pedale – without pedal
staccato e senza pedale – staccato (short and detached notes) and without pe...
stretto pedale – fast pedal (indicating a piano passage with freque...
tenuto per il pedale – held with the pedal (hold the chord by depressing ...
tre corde – three strings...
tutte corde – all strings...
tutte le corde – all the strings...
una corda – one string...