scordatura

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[edit] English

[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.

[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

scordatura f. (plural scordature)

  1. discord
  2. (music) scordatura
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