Sordino (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural sor·di·ni [sawr-dee-nee Italian sawr-dee-nee]. /sɔrˈdi ni Italian sɔrˈdi ni/. Music.
  1. mute (def. 10).
noun plural -ni (-niː)
  1. a mute for a stringed or brass musical instrument
  2. any of the dampers that arrest the vibrations of piano strings
  3. a musical direction to play with a mute
  4. a musical direction to remove or play without the mute or (on the piano) with the sustaining pedal pressed down
Sordino (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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