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pizzicato

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pizzicato /ˌpɪtsɪˈkɑːtoʊ/ adverb
pizzicato
/ˌpɪtsɪˈkɑːtoʊ/
adverb
Learner's definition of PIZZICATO
used as a direction in music to indicate that notes should be played by plucking the strings of a violin, viola, cello, etc., with the fingers instead of by using a bow拨奏地;弹拨地

— pizzicato

adjective
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pizzicato

1 of 2

noun

piz·​zi·​ca·​to ˌpit-si-ˈkä-(ˌ)tō How to pronounce pizzicato (audio)
plural pizzicati ˌpit-si-ˈkä-(ˌ)tē How to pronounce pizzicato (audio)
: a note or passage played by plucking strings

pizzicato

2 of 2

adverb or adjective

: by means of plucking instead of bowing
used as a direction in music
compare arco

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Both Greensmith and violist Jonathan Vinocour were impressive in their ability to blend and drive through unison tremolos and pizzicato passages. Lukas Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2022 Its bustle of puffing trumpets and pizzicato strings were cut by entrancing interjections of oboe. Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2022 The pause—punctuated by three widely separated pizzicato chords—feels like a chasm. Geoffrey O’brien, The New York Review of Books, 6 Apr. 2022 The later pizzicato reprise also was a delight, Thomas playing with the orchestra’s dimensionality in exciting ways. Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022 Bobbing heads dotted the audience through the scherzo, its pizzicato stretch particularly beguiling. Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2022 The wine imagery continues in the music itself — a pizzicato chord signals a cork popping, and further passages depict subsequent tastes of the wine. San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2021 Korngold puts the strings through their paces, tasking them with an array including churning melodies, extended pizzicato work, a poignant chorale, and an aggressive finale. Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 20 June 2021 This one stands out not just for the energy of its concluding dance, but also the third movement, where Telemann gives the melody to the organ, while the cello picks out the bass line in pizzicato. E.c., The Economist, 21 May 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adverb or adjective

Italian, past participle of pizzicare to pluck

First Known Use

Noun

1790, in the meaning defined above

Adverb Or Adjective

circa 1771, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pizzicato was circa 1771
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