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Esoteric Articulations and Sonic Alchemy
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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- 1. To play the string with a flute-like lightness and breathiness (Italian term).
- 2. Technique invoking overtone partials for ethereal timbres.
- 3. Producing multiple pitches simultaneously by unconventional embouchure or fingering.
- 10. Muting strings to interrupt resonance, often subtle but essential.
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- 4. Playing near the bridge to elicit spectral, eerie overtones.
- 5. Referencing a trilled passage with rapid alternation, named after a virtuoso.
- 6. Oscillating pitch modulation that breathes life into sustained notes.
- 7. Bowing technique striking strings with the wood of the bow, defying norms.
- 8. Plucked string artifice often confused with tremolo, yet distinct.
- 9. Sliding seamlessly across pitches as if on a sonic gradient.
- 11. A sweeping pluck or brush across strings in rhythmic chordal flair.
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