scordatura


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
scordatura /skɔːdəˈtjʊərə/
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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