Pizzicato

/ˌpɪtsɪˈkɑːtoʊ/

Synonyms for "pizzicato" (84 found)

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a cappellaabbandono accrescendo adagietto adagio affettuoso agilmente agitato allegretto allegro amabile amoroso andante andantino appassionatamente appassionato brillante

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Noun(2 words)

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cantando capricciosocon affettocon agilitacon agitazionecon amorecrescendo decrescendo demilegato diminuendo dolce execution expression fingering forte fortissimo glissando intonation lamentabile larghetto

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larghissimo largo legato

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leggiero marcandomezzo staccatomorendo music-making parlando performance pianism pianissimo piano prestissimo presto rallentando rendering rendition repercussion ritardando ritenuto rubato scherzando

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scherzo scherzoso slur sordosotto vocespiccato staccato stretto touch tremolando tremoloso trillando

Noun(10 words)

notation markingpizzicatos pluckedplucked noteplucked techniqueplucked toneplucking plucks subtype variant

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musicmusical directionmusical instructionmusical termnotationperformance directivesoundstring techniquesubtype technique tone variant

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Bartok pizzicatoBartók pizzicatohalf pizzicatoleft hand pizzicatoleft-hand pizzicatopizz notationpizzicato figurepizzicato markingpizzicato passagerapid pizzicato noteshort pizzicato notesnap pizzicato

Collocations

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Bartók pizzicatobartok pizzicatoleft hand pizzicatopizzicato effectpizzicato notationpizzicato notepizzicato passagepizzicato stringspizzicato stylepizzicato techniquesnap pizzicatosoft pizzicatostring pizzicato

Inflections

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more pizzicatomost pizzicatopizzicatos

Derivations

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pizzicato soundpizzicato technique

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plucked

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The music is weaving / Haunting notes, pizzicato strings

Source: wiktionary

“Trapeze” begins with pizzicatos that plunge into a circuslike cacophony with rapid trills, busy, clashing textures and motion in every direction.

Source: wiktionary

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