hollow box shaped resonator, one face of which is the soundboard, that enhances its volume and tone of a stringed instrument
Sound box
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Sound board
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a wooden board in a stringed instrument that enhances its resonance
Sound hole
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a hole in the soundboard of a stringed instrument that enhances its volume and tone
Staccatissimo
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Italian
an extreme form of staccato, often taken to indicate that one should shorten the note thus marked to one quarter of its writt…
String quartet
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a quartet formed of one first violinist, one second violinist, one violist and one cellist
Shanty
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a sea song which has a chorus, which is sung by all, and verses that are usually sung by only one voice
Shift
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the movement of the left hand from one position to another on the fingerboard when playing a stringed instrument
Stringed instruments
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any musical instrument that produces sound by means of strings under appropriate tension that are set into vibration by being…
Sul Ponticello and Sul Tasto
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Technique
These markings shape tone color: sul ponticello : pluck near the bridge for a brighter, glassier sound sul tasto : pluck over…