Mute vs Senza sordino

Side-by-side comparison of two musical terms.

	Mute	Senza sordino
Definition	A device attached to an instrument to soften its volume and alter its tone colour.	Without mute — removing the mute or, on piano, using the sustain pedal freely
Category	performance	performance
Pronunciation	/mjuːt/	SEN-tsah sor-DEE-noh
Origin	Latin (mutus, silent)	Italian
BPM	—	—
Synonyms	sordino damper con sordino	—
Antonyms	open senza sordino	—
Usage	The horn section plays with mutes throughout the nocturne, giving it a distant, ghostly quality.	—

Definition: A device attached to an instrument to soften its volume and alter its tone colour.
Category: performance
Pronunciation: /mjuːt/
Origin: Latin (mutus, silent)
Synonyms: sordino damper con sordino
Antonyms: open senza sordino
Usage: The horn section plays with mutes throughout the nocturne, giving it a distant, ghostly quality.

Definition: Without mute — removing the mute or, on piano, using the sustain pedal freely
Category: performance
Pronunciation: SEN-tsah sor-DEE-noh
Origin: Italian