pizzicato

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• It is announced by the horns con sordini, accompanied very softly by held notes in the strings, except viola, pizzicato in the celli, and tympani. Edward MacDowell
• The pizzicato alone was worth the price of admission but the gorgeous sound of the brass was equally remarkable. Oh, Vienna
• The outer movements are both jazzy, with ostinati and motivic development in the first and brighter pizzicato textures and dance-like rhythms in the finale.
• Take for instance, his cantata: the use of pizzicato, or plucking strings, to express the clashing of swords.
• The second scherzo-like movement had syncopated, imitative strokes between the piano and oboe, with pouncing dissonances and pizzicato obbligati on the strings. Rodney Punt: World Premiere by Peter Golub at Chamber Music Palisades
• There are sharp pizzicato accents everywhere, and once again, leave it to David Finckel to look like he is having the time of his life.
• The restless energy of the initial theme and its fugato companion return and lead to a headlong rush a la Mendelssohn to the movement's sudden end, on two quiet pizzicato chords.
• Their willingness to instill the piece with spirit is the great strength of the performance, though it sometimes leads them to overpluck the pizzicato of the second movement.
• The orchestration is again brilliant, with particularly effective use of trumpets, pizzicato, string moto perpetuo, harp, and glockenspiel.
• In the fourth movement (Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile) the pizzicato sforzandos were very accurate, loud, and pleasing to hear, as was the high playing of the first violin in the Presto.