Definition

1. Noun (Music):
   • Pizzicato: A playing technique for stringed instruments where the player plucks the strings with their finger instead of using the bow.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cô ấy chơi đoạn nhạc bằng ngón bật. (She played the passage using pizzicato.)
  • Ngón bật tạo ra âm thanh nhẹ nhàng và gọn. (Pizzicato produces a light and crisp sound.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is used almost exclusively in the context of classical or orchestral music to specify a plucking technique.

Variants and Related Words

• Bật: (Verb) to flick, to snap, to pluck. This is the root verb describing the action.
• Pizzicato: (Noun/Adverb) The direct Italian-derived musical term used internationally.

Synonyms

• Plucking: The general action of pulling and releasing a string to make it vibrate.
• Pizzicato: The specific musical term.

Related Idioms

• : To play using the pizzicato technique.
  • Người nghệ sĩ cello chơi bằng ngón bật rất điêu luyện. (The cellist played using pizzicato very skillfully.)