Pizzicato - Revision history

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MBBurke: New page: '''Pizzicato''' refers to a playing technique of plucking the strings on a stringed instrument. Different techniques are used on different instruments, such as the violin or the [[gui...

2009-01-07T19:20:52Z

New page: '''Pizzicato''' refers to a playing technique of plucking the strings on a stringed instrument. Different techniques are used on different instruments, such as the violin or the [[gui...

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'''Pizzicato''' refers to a playing technique of plucking the strings on a stringed instrument. Different techniques are used on different instruments, such as the [[violin]] or the [[guitar]].

==History==

The pizzicato technique first saw use in Claudio Monteverdi's Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, which was performed in the mid 1600's, sometime around 1638. Various other pieces of music use pizzicato; specific instructions are provided to performers when to use pizzicato.

Pizzicato is also popular in [[jazz]] and [[blues]] music, particularly with the [[double bass]]. Double bass parts in these styles are almost exclusively plucked, as opposed to being played with a bow.

==Technique==

Bowed string instruments will typically play pizzicato passages with the right hand, while notes are fingered with the left. For short passages, the bow is held in the left hand while the strings are plucked with the index finger. During longer passages, the bow will be put down while plucking the strings. Other techniques exist, such as plucking the strings with the left hand, but are rarely used.

Other string instruments can be played pizzicato, but are done so rarely. The strings of a [[piano]] can be plucked directly, and the [[guitar]] can be plucked as well.

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 ==History==
-The pizzicato technique first saw use in Claudio Monteverdi's Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, which was performed in the mid 1600's, sometime around 1638.  Various other pieces of music use pizzicato; specific instructions are provided to performers when to use pizzicato. The abbreviation "pizz." is typically used in a musical score to indicate the use of pizzicato, and the peformer is to continue until the point when "arco" (which means "bowed") is written.
+The pizzicato technique first saw use in Claudio Monteverdi's Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, which was performed in the mid 1600s, sometime around 1638.  Various other pieces of music use pizzicato; specific instructions are provided to performers when to use pizzicato. The abbreviation "pizz." is typically used in a musical score to indicate the use of pizzicato, and the performer is to continue until the point when "arco" (which means "bowed") is written.
 Pizzicato is also popular in [[jazz]] and [[blues]] music, particularly with the [[double bass]].  Double bass parts in these styles are almost exclusively plucked, as opposed to being played with a bow.

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−	'''Pizzicato''' (from Italian ''pizzicare'', to pluck, pinch)<ref>Webster's New World College Dictionary, 2005</ref> refers to a playing technique of plucking the strings on a stringed instrument. Different techniques are used on different instruments, such as the [[violin]] or the [[guitar]]. The plural form of pizzicato is "pizzicati."	+	'''Pizzicato''' (from Italian ''pizzicare'', to pluck, pinch)<ref>Webster's New World College Dictionary, 2005</ref> refers to a playing technique of plucking the strings on a [[String Instruments\|stringed instrument]]. Different techniques are used on different instruments, such as the [[violin]] or the [[guitar]]. The plural form of pizzicato is "pizzicati."

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-'''Pizzicato''' (from Italian ''pizzicare'', to pluck, pinch)<ref>Webster's New World College Dictionary, 2005</ref> refers to a playing technique of plucking the strings on a stringed instrument.  Different techniques are used on different instruments, such as the [[violin]] or the [[guitar]].
+'''Pizzicato''' (from Italian ''pizzicare'', to pluck, pinch)<ref>Webster's New World College Dictionary, 2005</ref> refers to a playing technique of plucking the strings on a stringed instrument.  Different techniques are used on different instruments, such as the [[violin]] or the [[guitar]]. The plural form of pizzicato is "pizzicati."
 ==History==
-The pizzicato technique first saw use in Claudio Monteverdi's Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, which was performed in the mid 1600's, sometime around 1638.  Various other pieces of music use pizzicato; specific instructions are provided to performers when to use pizzicato.
+The pizzicato technique first saw use in Claudio Monteverdi's Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, which was performed in the mid 1600's, sometime around 1638.  Various other pieces of music use pizzicato; specific instructions are provided to performers when to use pizzicato. The abbreviation "pizz." is typically used in a musical score to indicate the use of pizzicato, and the peformer is to continue until the point when "arco" (which means "bowed") is written.
 Pizzicato is also popular in [[jazz]] and [[blues]] music, particularly with the [[double bass]].  Double bass parts in these styles are almost exclusively plucked, as opposed to being played with a bow.

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	Other string instruments can be played pizzicato, but are done so rarely. The strings of a [[piano]] can be plucked directly, and the [[guitar]] can be plucked as well (though this is not called pizzicato, rather "finger-picking").		Other string instruments can be played pizzicato, but are done so rarely. The strings of a [[piano]] can be plucked directly, and the [[guitar]] can be plucked as well (though this is not called pizzicato, rather "finger-picking").
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−	'''Pizzicato''' refers to a playing technique of plucking the strings on a stringed instrument. Different techniques are used on different instruments, such as the [[violin]] or the [[guitar]].	+	'''Pizzicato''' (from Italian ''pizzicare'', to pluck, pinch)<ref>Webster's New World College Dictionary, 2005</ref> refers to a playing technique of plucking the strings on a stringed instrument. Different techniques are used on different instruments, such as the [[violin]] or the [[guitar]].

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 ==Technique==
-Bowed string instruments will typically play pizzicato passages with the right hand, while notes are fingered with the left.  For short passages, the bow is held in the left hand while the strings are plucked with the index finger.  During longer passages, the bow will be put down while plucking the strings.  Other techniques exist, such as plucking the strings with the left hand, but are very difficult and are only used in the most virtuosic repertoire.
+Bowed string instruments will typically play pizzicato passages with the right hand, while notes are fingered with the left.  For short passages, the bow is held in the left hand while the strings are plucked with the index finger.  During longer passages, the bow will be put down while plucking the strings.  Other techniques exist, such as plucking the strings with the left hand, but are very difficult and are only used in the most virtuosic repertoire. Another technique is called the "Bartók snap" or "Bartók pizzicato," named after Hungarian composer [[Béla Bartók]] who used the effects in his violin music and string quartets. This technique is produced by pulling the string away from the fretboard, and letting it snap back, creating a percussive, violent sound.
-Other string instruments can be played pizzicato, but are done so rarely.  The strings of a [[piano]] can be plucked directly, and the [[guitar]] can be plucked as well.
+Other string instruments can be played pizzicato, but are done so rarely.  The strings of a [[piano]] can be plucked directly, and the [[guitar]] can be plucked as well (though this is not called pizzicato, rather "finger-picking").
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