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Various terms, common and uncommon, relating to musical scores.
largo, andante, adagio, lento, moderato, allegro, vivace, presto, fermata, appoggiatura, acciaccatura, trill and 56 more...
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bilby Italian - with wood. You probably all got that by now *sigh* Col legno includes the definite article 'il' but is effectively the same term. Sep 4, 2008
Prolagus Oh! Very interesting. I'm always fascinated by unexpected usages of Italian words. :-) Sep 4, 2008
frindley Professional orchestral violinists often keep a second (cheap) bow to use when a composer calls for extended passages of col legno, because it's very bad for the bow! (And some of the good bows are made from beautiful, and now rare/endangered, species of wood.) Sep 4, 2008
caffeinatedcows A really cool trick with a bowed string instrument (violin, viola, cello, etc.) where the strings are played with the wooden portion of the bow instead of with the hairs. Sep 4, 2008