Definition of Tasto. Meaning of Tasto. Synonyms of Tasto

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Definition of Tasto

Tasto
Tasto Tas"to, n. [It.] (Mus.) A key or thing touched to produce a tone. Tasto solo, single touch; -- in old music, a direction denoting that the notes in the bass over or under which it is written should be performed alone, or with no other chords than unisons and octaves.

Meaning of Tasto from wikipedia

- Tasto solo is an Italian term used in music scores, usually on the continuo part, to indicate that a note or section should be pla**** on its own, without...
- sometimes occurs in musical directions. In particular, the direction sul tasto (Ital., also sulla tastiera, Fr. sur la touche, G. am Griffbrett) for bowed...
- ragtime music) tacet (Lat.) Lit. "he/she keeps silent": do not play tasto, sul tasto or tastiera (tast.) On the fingerboard (i.e. in string playing, an...
- the bridge, while sul tasto ("on the fingerboard") calls for bowing nearer the end of the fingerboard. (While reading music, "tasto" can also mean to play...
- therefore which inversions of which chords are to be pla****. The phrase tasto solo indicates that only the b**** line (without any upper chords) is to...
- capo (/ˈkeɪpoʊˌ kæh-ˌ kɑːh-/ KAY-poh, KAH-; short for capodastro, capo tasto or capotasto [ˌkapoˈtasto], Italian for "head of fretboard") is a device...
- therefore which inversions of which chords are to be pla****. The phrase tasto solo indicates that only the b**** line (without any upper chords) is to...
- different parts of the string to obtain different timbres (e.g., playing sul tasto produces a light, airy timbre, whereas playing sul ponticello produces a...
- acoustically emphasizes the upper harmonics. Bowing above the fingerboard (sul tasto) produces a purer tone with less overtone strength, emphasizing the fundamental...
- harmonics; and playing with the bow over the end of the fingerboard (sul tasto) makes for a delicate, ethereal sound, emphasizing the fundamental frequency...