Meaning Of The Word Pizzicato

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Pizzicato Meaning

Pizzicato Definition
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What's The Definition Of Pizzicato?

pizzicato
If a stringed instrument is played pizzicato, it is played by pulling the strings with the fingers rather than by using the bow.

pizzicato in American English
plucked
adjective: played by plucking the strings with the finger instead of using the bow, as on a violin
noun: a note or passage so played

pizzicato in British English
(in music for the violin family) to be plucked with the finger
pizzicato
noun: the style or technique of playing a normally bowed stringed instrument in this manner

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