scordaturan.
/skɔːdəˈt(j)ʊərə/ Music.
A term used for the alteration in the manner of tuning some stringed instruments in order to produce particular effects.
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1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms Scordatura (It.), the mis-tuning of an instrument. When a violinist alters the accordatura of his instrument for a special purpose, he is sometimes said to make a scordatura.
1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 245 The violoncello is less amenable to the scordatura than the violin.
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