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ponticello Mus.|pɒntɪˈtʃɛləʊ|
[a. It. ponticello little bridge.]
a. The bridge of a stringed instrument.
1740J. Grassineau Mus. Dict. 182 Ponticella [sic], a small bridge. 1849Hamilton's Celebrated Dict. 92 Ponticello.., the bridge, in speaking of the violin, guitar, etc. 1961A. C. Baines Mus. Instruments 356 Ponticello,..the bridge of a violin, etc.
b. Phr. sul ponticello: a direction in a musical score that bowing should be close to the bridge. Also ellipt. as ponticello. Also applied attrib. to the sound produced by such bowing.
1849Hamilton's Celebrated Dict. 112 Sul ponticello, on or near the bridge. 1883Grove Dict. Mus. III. 15/2 Ponticello..or sul ponticello, a term indicating that a passage on the violin, tenor, or violoncello, is to be played by crossing the strings with the bow close to the bridge. 1931G. Jacob Orchestral Technique ii. 6 The ponticello tremolo in which a most eerie effect is produced by bowing the strings nearer to the bridge than the normal position. 1959Collins Mus. Encycl. 509/1 Sul ponticello (or ponticello alone), on the bridge, i.e. play near the bridge, thus producing a glassy, brittle tone. 1967Listener 8 June 769/2 The famous passage in the finale where the first violin skips aloft, high over a sinister progression of rapid ponticello chords on the lower strings. 1977‘E. Crispin’ Glimpses of Moon iii. 41 ‘And then erk, skerk,’ he added, possibly attempting to convey ponticello strings. |