SCORDATURA


Meaning of SCORDATURA in English

[ skɔ:də'tjʊərə ]

■ noun Music the technique of altering the normal tuning of a stringed instrument to produce particular effects.

Origin

C19: Ital., from scordare 'be out of tune'.

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