mettete i sordini
Definition of the Italian term mettete i sordini in music:
- put the mute on
- on piano: either release the sustain pedal (especially in music from the 18th to 19th century) or depress the soft pedal (especially in later music)
Language
Italian
Singular
metti il sordino
Plural
mettete i sordini
Variant
mettete sordini
Abbreviation
mettete i sord.
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to mettete i sordini:
- col sordino – with mute...
- colle sordine – with mute...
- con sordina – with mute...
- con sordino – with mute...
- corno sordo – muted horn
- largo con sordino – slow with mute...
- mettere la sordina – put the mute on...
- mettete – put, place, set (imperative)
- quasi con sordino – as if with mute