Preposition
Without; as, senza stromenti, without instruments.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIn older music the composer sometimes provided just one part for this pair of instruments, writing senza piatti or piatti soli ( Italian "without cymbals" or "cymbals only" main) if only one of the instruments is needed. Source: Internet
In 1894 he published his first collection of short stories, Amori senza Amore. Source: Internet
The conventional Italian markings for mute usage are con sord., or con sordina, meaning 'with mute'; and senza sord., meaning 'without mute'; or via sord., meaning 'mute off'. Source: Internet
The player uses the mute when the Italian instruction con sordino appears in the bass part, and removes it in response to senza sordino. Source: Internet