pizzicatos
Plucked violin notes
Pizzicatos is the plural of pizzicato, a musical technique in which strings are plucked with the fingers rather than bowed.
The term comes from Italian and appears in orchestral scores as an instruction to string players.
A passage played this way may also be called a pizzicato: The piece featured several delicate pizzicatos from the cellos.
Bowed string instrument
- violaMidrange bowed instrument
- celloDeep-voiced bowed instrument
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- quartetEnsemble of four
ensemble · chamber music · orchestral · section · arco · double bass · string orchestra · concertmaster
Short, separated note style
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- crispFirm and breakable
- shortOf limited extent
- percussiveRelating to struck sounds
separated · spiccato · snappy · pointillistic · dry · muted · resonance · decay
Removing by tugging
- fingersAppendages of the hand
- pluckSpirit or yank
- thumbShort opposable digit
- nailsMetal fasteners, finger coverings
dexterity · fingerstyle · snap · release · attack · articulation · precision · pinch
Sharp vibrating sound
- plunkDrop with weight
- pingBrief metallic tone
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- toneQuality of sound
timbre · warmth · brightness · sustain · decay · vibration · acoustic · mellow
violin
Bowed string instrument
quartet · ensemble · chamber music · orchestral · section · arco · double bass · string orchestra · concertmaster · divisi
staccato
Short, separated note style
percussive · separated · spiccato · snappy · pointillistic · dry · muted · resonance · decay · attack
plucking
Removing by tugging
nails · dexterity · fingerstyle · snap · release · attack · articulation · precision · pinch · pull
twang
Sharp vibrating sound
tone · timbre · warmth · brightness · sustain · decay · vibration · acoustic · mellow · soft