Definition of scordatura in English:

scordatura

noun ˌskɔːdəˈtjʊərəˌskôrdəˈto͝orə

mass nounMusic

The technique of altering the normal tuning of a stringed instrument to produce particular effects.
〔乐〕变格定弦（为求得特殊效果对弦乐器所作不按常规的调弦）
Example sentencesExamples
- In his instrumental music, he was renowned for his use of scordatura, or alternate string tunings.
- The Fifth Quartet, written in the late 1980s, incorporates canons, glissandi, scordatura, and quotations of ‘Fling Out the Banner, Let It Wave’ (also known as ‘I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day’).
- The strings of a four-string cello are usually tuned in fifths, but scordatura tunings were used in the baroque era, and so tuning in fifths cannot be taken for granted.
- Two of the 1681 sonatas, #IV and #VI, employ scordatura effects in which individual strings (one or more) are tuned away from their neighbors by other than the usual interval of a fifth.
- Some of the tracks here were intensely experimental, featuring the electric keyboard equivalent of scordatura tuning, lush quasi-orchestral Hammond organ backdrops, haunting saxophone and ethereal wordless vocals.

Origin

Late 19th century: Italian, from scordare 'be out of tune'.

Definition of scordatura in US English:

scordatura

nounˌskôrdəˈto͝orə

Music

The technique of altering the normal tuning of a stringed instrument to produce particular effects.
〔乐〕变格定弦（为求得特殊效果对弦乐器所作不按常规的调弦）
Example sentencesExamples
- Two of the 1681 sonatas, #IV and #VI, employ scordatura effects in which individual strings (one or more) are tuned away from their neighbors by other than the usual interval of a fifth.
- Some of the tracks here were intensely experimental, featuring the electric keyboard equivalent of scordatura tuning, lush quasi-orchestral Hammond organ backdrops, haunting saxophone and ethereal wordless vocals.
- The Fifth Quartet, written in the late 1980s, incorporates canons, glissandi, scordatura, and quotations of ‘Fling Out the Banner, Let It Wave’ (also known as ‘I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day’).
- In his instrumental music, he was renowned for his use of scordatura, or alternate string tunings.
- The strings of a four-string cello are usually tuned in fifths, but scordatura tunings were used in the baroque era, and so tuning in fifths cannot be taken for granted.

Origin

Late 19th century: Italian, from scordare ‘be out of tune’.

词汇	scordatura
释义	Definition of scordatura in English: scordatura noun ˌskɔːdəˈtjʊərəˌskôrdəˈto͝orə mass nounMusic The technique of altering the normal tuning of a stringed instrument to produce particular effects. 〔乐〕变格定弦（为求得特殊效果对弦乐器所作不按常规的调弦） Example sentencesExamples In his instrumental music, he was renowned for his use of scordatura, or alternate string tunings. The Fifth Quartet, written in the late 1980s, incorporates canons, glissandi, scordatura, and quotations of ‘Fling Out the Banner, Let It Wave’ (also known as ‘I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day’). The strings of a four-string cello are usually tuned in fifths, but scordatura tunings were used in the baroque era, and so tuning in fifths cannot be taken for granted. Two of the 1681 sonatas, #IV and #VI, employ scordatura effects in which individual strings (one or more) are tuned away from their neighbors by other than the usual interval of a fifth. Some of the tracks here were intensely experimental, featuring the electric keyboard equivalent of scordatura tuning, lush quasi-orchestral Hammond organ backdrops, haunting saxophone and ethereal wordless vocals. Origin Late 19th century: Italian, from scordare 'be out of tune'. Definition of scordatura in US English: scordatura nounˌskôrdəˈto͝orə Music The technique of altering the normal tuning of a stringed instrument to produce particular effects. 〔乐〕变格定弦（为求得特殊效果对弦乐器所作不按常规的调弦） Example sentencesExamples Two of the 1681 sonatas, #IV and #VI, employ scordatura effects in which individual strings (one or more) are tuned away from their neighbors by other than the usual interval of a fifth. Some of the tracks here were intensely experimental, featuring the electric keyboard equivalent of scordatura tuning, lush quasi-orchestral Hammond organ backdrops, haunting saxophone and ethereal wordless vocals. The Fifth Quartet, written in the late 1980s, incorporates canons, glissandi, scordatura, and quotations of ‘Fling Out the Banner, Let It Wave’ (also known as ‘I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day’). In his instrumental music, he was renowned for his use of scordatura, or alternate string tunings. The strings of a four-string cello are usually tuned in fifths, but scordatura tunings were used in the baroque era, and so tuning in fifths cannot be taken for granted. Origin Late 19th century: Italian, from scordare ‘be out of tune’.
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