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A mute is a device fitted to a musical instrument to alter the sound produced: by affecting the timbre, reducing the volume, or most commonly both. == Musical directions for muting == The use of a mute is usually indicated in musical notation by the direction ''con sordino'' (often abbreviated ''con sord'', ''sord'', ''sordino''). (''Sordina'', with plural ''sordine'', is the strictly correct Italian term for ''mute'' as used on string instruments; but the forms ''con sordino'', ''senza sordino'', ''sordino via'', etc., are much more commonly used as terms in music than the forms ''con sordina'', ''senza sordine'', etc.) The mute should be removed with the ''senza sordino'' (or ''senza sord'', ''senza sordina'', etc.) direction. When written in English the directions, "mute" and "open" (for brass instruments) or "unmute" (for stringed instruments) are used. The equivalent German terms for "with mute" ("mute on") are ''mit Dämpfer'' (''Dämpfer auf''), and for "without mute" ("mute off") are ''ohne Dämpfer'' (''Dämpfer ab/weg''). The word ''Dämpfer'' is cognate to English "damper". In French music, the word for the mute is ''sourdine''. In the case of strings, mute-on and mute-off indications are often written into their parts by players in the form of signs. These are used as extra visual aids, and for when the printed notation may not be adequately salient. An example is Mahler's Symphony No. 4 in which mutes have to be put on and taken off frequently, and the printed directions are in German. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mute (music)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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