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1992-09-02
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A mute in music, is any device used to dampen
the vibration of an instrument and so affect
the tone. Orchestral strings apply a form of
clamp to the bridge-the change is used to
dramatic effect by Bart≤k in the opening bars
of Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta
in 1936. Brass instruments use the hand or a
plug of metal or cardboard inserted in the
bell.
Subject by: Andrew Longhorn