scordatura

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 2 Italian 2.1 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From the Italian scordatura discord

[edit] Noun

scordatura (uncountable)

1. cross-tuning; a system of tuning a musical instrument to pitches other than the accepted standard, for example, tuning one or more strings of a violin to pitches other than the commonly accepted GDAE.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

scordatura f. (plural scordature)

1. discord
2. (music) scordatura