pizzicato Definition
piz·zi·cato (pit′si kät′ō; It pēt′tsē kä′tō̂)
adjective
plucked: a note to performers on stringed instruments to pluck the strings with the finger instead of bowing
Etymology: It, pp. of pizzicare, to pluck, pinch < OIt pizza, a point
adverb
in a pizzicato manner
noun pl. -·ca′ti-kät′ē; It, -kä′tē
a note or passage played in this way
pizzicato Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- string: Even the dreaded Phil Spector wouldn't have thought of adding pizzicato strings to that one!
- sound: Here Zimmer creates a lilting carefree tune with xylophone and pizzicato string sounds.
- movement: The notes of the first theme are used as the basis of the concise witty pizzicato second movement.
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