Definitions for Pizzicato
ˌpɪt sɪˈkɑ toʊpizzi·ca·to

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. pizzicatoadjective

   a note or passage that is played pizzicato

2. pizzicatoadverb

   (of instruments in the violin family) to be plucked with the finger

3. pizzicatoadverb

   with a light plucking staccato sound

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pizzicatonoun

   A stretch of music that is played pizzicato

2. pizzicatoadverb

   An instruction to players of stringed instruments to pluck the strings instead of using the bow. Abbreviation: pizz.

3. Etymology: past participle of pizzicare, to pluck.

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1. pizzicato

   Pizzicato is a playing technique that applies to string instruments in the classical orchestral tradition where the strings are plucked with fingers instead of being bowed. The term is Italian and in musical notation, it is often abbreviated as 'pizz.'

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pizzicato

   a direction to violinists to pluck the string with the finger, instead of using the bow. (Abrev. pizz.)

2. Etymology: [It., pinched.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pizzicato

   Pizzicato is a playing technique that involves plucking the strings of a string instrument. The exact technique varies somewhat depending on the type of stringed instrument. ⁕On bowed string instruments it is a method of playing by plucking the strings with the fingers, rather than using the bow. This produces a very different sound from bowing, short and percussive rather than sustained. ⁕On a keyboard string instrument, such as the piano, pizzicato may be employed as one of the variety of techniques involving direct manipulation of the strings known collectively as "string piano". ⁕On the guitar, it is a muted form of plucking, which bears an audible resemblance to pizzicato on a bowed string instrument with its relatively shorter sustain. For details of this technique, see palm mute. When a string is struck or plucked, as with pizzicato, sound waves are generated that do not belong to a harmonic series as when a string is bowed. This complex timbre is called inharmonicity. The inharmonicity of a string depends on its physical characteristics, such as tension, stiffness, and length. The inharmonicity disappears when strings are bowed because the bow's stick-slip action is periodic, so it drives all of the resonances of the string at exactly harmonic ratios, even if it has to drive them slightly off their natural frequency.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pizzicato

   pit-si-kä′to, adj. a phrase used in music for the violin or violoncello, to denote that here the strings are to be twitched with the fingers in the manner of a harp or guitar. [It.,—pizzicare, to twitch.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pizzicato in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pizzicato in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Pizzicato
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pizzicato
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pizzicato
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Pizzicato
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Pizzicato