Pizzicato (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. played by plucking the strings with the finger instead of using the bow, as on a violin.
noun, plural piz·zi·ca·ti [pit-si-kah-tee; Italian peet-tsee-kah-tee]. /ˌpɪt sɪˈkɑ ti; Italian ˌpit tsiˈkɑ ti/.
  1. a note or passage so played.
adjective, adverb
  1. (in music for the violin family) to be plucked with the finger
noun
  1. the style or technique of playing a normally bowed stringed instrument in this manner
Pizzicato (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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