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With mute. Dampens the instrument's resonance, producing a veiled, silvery tone.
Muted strings have a distinctive veiled quality — intimate, distant, mysterious. Allow 2–3 beats of rest for players to apply mutes (more for double bass). Mark "senza sordino" to remove. Muted brass is an entirely different effect — more nasal and buzzy.
Debussy's "Clair de lune" (orchestral version) — con sordino strings create the moonlit atmosphere.
Con sordino is one of 228 terms in the Gradus musical dictionary, where every definition is written around how composers actually use the word.
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