legno
Definition of the Italian term legno in music:
- wood
- bow stick (the wooden part of a bow for string instruments)
- abbreviation of "strumento di legno" (woodwind instrument)
Language
Italian
Singular
legno
Plural
legni
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include legno:
- bacchetta di legno – wooden drumstick
- col legno – with the wood (strike the string with the wood of ...
- col legno battuto – strike the string with the wood of the bow
- col legno tratto – drag the wood of the bow across the strings
- lur in legno – wooden lur
- organo di legno – wood organ (type of pipe organ whose pipes are lar...
- quasi col legno – almost col legno (strike the string with both the ...
- strumento di legno – woodwind instrument
Musical examples
Music scores that include legno:
- Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird (1910) Page 11