sul

The quick answer is that the same note played on the G string will be less bright than the same note played on D or A string, and when the music asks for that darker color, it asks for sul G.

sfz means sforzando , a sudden accent. fp means fortepiano , loud then soft. sf means subito forte , play 'suddenly' (subito) loud (forte) rfz means rinforzando , play with gradual emphasis or broad accentuation until otherwise noted.

: tender, gentle. used as a direction in music.

Sul G (or III, the third string on the viola), Sul D (or II, the second string on the viola), and sul A (or I, the first string on the viola) also mean to play the notes on the single string indicated.

Chopin's work has a distinctive sound Chopin was a huge fan of opera, and this along with the general style of his era, likely influenced his emphasis on cantabile (“in a singing manner”) playing. Chopin's sound pleases the ear and is incredibly memorable. It's easy to hum his melodies after the music stops playing.

Musical symbols are the marks and symbols, used since about the 13th century in the musical notation of musical scores, styles, and instruments, in order to describe pitch, rhythm, tempo – and, to some degree, its articulation (e.g., a composition in its fundamentals).

sforzando, sforzato (It.). 'Forcing', 'forced', i.e., accented. In the 19th century it was used to mark an accent within the prevailing dynamic, but it has now acquired the connotation of sudden loudness; it is abbreviated sf or sfz.

: sustained to or beyond the note's full value. used as a direction in music.

bou·​ché (ˈ)bü¦shā : stopped with the hand. used as a direction in music in horn playing.

violins The "sul G playing" on violins is very often used in the standard literature of famous composers and is a very typical effect.

Sul D (or III, the third string on the violin), Sul A (or II, the second string on the violin) and sul E (or I, the first string on the violin) also mean to play the notes on the single string indicated. Trill.

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