What is a direction to violinists to pluck the string with the finger, instead of using the bow. (Abrev. pizz.) called?
pizzicato — A direction to violinists to pluck the string with the finger, instead of using the bow. (Abrev. pizz.). (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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