Italian terms for violin
I would like to inform you about the italian terms used to indicate parts of violin and involved in playing violin:
bridge...ponticello (is a little bridge)
strings..corde
fingerboard...tastiera (it's like a keyboard)
scroll...riccio (it means curl)
Tailpiece..cordiera (it comes from corde, or the place where the corde are)
f-holes...f (nothing simplest!)
chinrest...mentoniera (from mento which means jaw)
Pegbox...cavigliera (i don't jnow the origin!)
neck...manico (it means handle)
bow...arco
bow hair...crini
rosin...pece (it means pitch)
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up bowing...arcata in su
down bowing...arcata in giù
rehair a bow...incrinare l'arco
vibrato...vibrato
saltato..saltato
picchettato...should be staccato in the same bowing
detache...detache
frog...tallone (it means heel)
forte...forte
piano...piano
bravo...BRAVO!!!
Bye...Ciao
Hope to have other terms in English or other languages!!!!
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You say "legayto" and I say "legahto"
You say "staccayto" and I say "staccahto"
"legayto"
"legahto"
"staccayto"
"staccahto"
Let's call the whole thing off!
Sorry - I'm still thinking about the relationship thread! :-)
Eu falo Portugesa...
En français:
string....la corde (as in Italian)
bow...l'archet
bridge...le chevalet
peg...la cheville
tailpiece...le cordier (also like in Italian)
fingerboard...la touche
And the best:
sound post...l'âme (literally, the 'soul' of the violin...!)
Up-bow: tirer; down-bow: pousser (literally pull and push, respectively)
Wirbel (DE)... pegs (EN)... piroli (IT).
Ciao, Jürgen
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June 19, 2007 at 09:28 PM · All right, I'll play:
bridge... Steg (a bridge, but also a little dock or landing stage)
strings..Saiten, but the string section is called 'Streicher', because that's what they do with the bow
fingerboard...Griffbrett (gripping-board)
scroll...Schnecke (snail)
Tailpiece..Saitenhalter
f-holes...F-Löcher (just the same thing)
chinrest...Kinnhalter
Pegbox...Wirbelkasten (Peg is 'Wirbel', but the word can also mean 'whirl' (v), or 'vertebra'...)
neck...Hals
bow...Bogen
bow hair...Bogenhaar
rosin...Kolophonium (almost like in French)
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up bowing...Aufstrich (which, incidentally, is also something you spread on toast...)
down bowing...Abstrich
rehair a bow...einen Bogen neu beziehen
frog...Frosch (yes, that's a German frog)
forte...forte
piano...piano
bravo...BRAVO!!! but if they want an encore they'll shout ZUGABE!