Definition of con sordino in English:
con sordino
adverb ˌkɒn sɔːˈdiːnəʊkän ˌsôrˈdēnō
Music (especially as a direction) with the use of a mute.
Example sentencesExamples
- There are emotional crescendos for sure, but as a whole it's a very restrained and sophisticated little score with a lot of careful writing for solo woodwinds and piano, backed up by warm strings con sordino.
- I notice that the passage I quoted from the 3rd is marked (and played) con sordino.
- I want the piece played con sordino from beginning to end.
- Instruments played con sordino fully fit this model too.
- He specifies that the timpani be played con sordino in a section of the piece.