ponticello
Definition of the Italian term ponticello in music:
- bridge (on a string instrument)
Language
Italian
Singular
ponticello
Plural
ponticelli
Abbreviation
pont.
Synonym
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include ponticello:
- al ponticello – at the bridge (instruction to play very near the b...
- dietro il ponticello – behind the bridge (playing the string between the ...
- non sul ponticello – not near the bridge (of a string instrument)
- sub ponticello – behind the bridge (playing the string between the ...
- sul ponticello – on the bridge (instruction to play very near the b...
Musical examples
Music scores that include ponticello:
- Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird (1910) Page 6
- Johan Halvorsen: Passacaglia for Violin and Viola (1893) Page 3