scordatura

Noun

Meaning

scordatura (uncountable)

(music) cross-tuning

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

In 1977 Dutch-Hungarian composer Geza Frid wrote a set of variations on The Elephant from Saint-Saëns ' Le Carnaval des Animaux for scordatura Double Bass and string orchestra. Source: Internet

However, non-standard tunings (called scordatura ) exist to change the sound of the instrument or create other playing options. Source: Internet

Many contemporary composers specify highly specialized scordatura. Source: Internet

The pitches of the open strings are C, G, D, and A (black note heads in the playing range figure above), unless alternative tuning ( scordatura ) is specified by the composer. Source: Internet

The standard tuning for an acoustic guitar is E-A-D-G-B-E (low to high), although many players, particularly fingerpickers, use alternate tunings ( scordatura ), such as " open G " (D-G-D-G-B-D), " open D " (D-A-D-F -A-D), or " drop D " (D-A-D-G-B-E). Source: Internet

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