Sul ponticello vs Sul tasto

Side-by-side comparison of two musical terms.

	Sul ponticello	Sul tasto
Definition	On the bridge; bowing near the bridge for a glassy tone.	On the fingerboard; bowing over the fingerboard for a soft tone.
Category	articulation	articulation
Pronunciation	sool pon-tee-CHEL-loh	sool TAH-stoh
Origin	Italian	Italian
BPM	—	—
Synonyms	On the bridge	On the fingerboard
Antonyms	Sul tasto	Sul ponticello
Usage	Penderecki's "Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima" uses sul ponticello extensively.	Debussy's "Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune" uses sul tasto strings for its dreamlike opening.

Definition: On the bridge; bowing near the bridge for a glassy tone.
Category: articulation
Pronunciation: sool pon-tee-CHEL-loh
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: On the bridge
Antonyms: Sul tasto
Usage: Penderecki's "Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima" uses sul ponticello extensively.

Definition: On the fingerboard; bowing over the fingerboard for a soft tone.
Category: articulation
Pronunciation: sool TAH-stoh
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: On the fingerboard
Antonyms: Sul ponticello
Usage: Debussy's "Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune" uses sul tasto strings for its dreamlike opening.