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Noise. (str a'-pi-to) It. n. stridente (strS-den'-te) It adj. strepitosamente (str a-pf-to-sa-m£n'- stride vole (stre-da'-vo-le) It adj. te) It. adv. strik ing; re Shrill edharsh;,strident.... shrieking; Noisily; boisterously. strepitoso (str a-pi-t5'-so) It. adj. Any thin strip of wood or metal Noisy; loud; boisterous, which in vibrating strikes againstg stretch some other substance, thus producin e 1. In playing the piano, violin, or the sound. Striking reeds are singlis other instruments having a keyboard or double. When single, the reed or finger-board, a wide interval whose fitted into an aperture slightly larger than itself. A current of air directed 520 strombettiere 501 striking reed against it, in attempting to pa , 3. The body of stringed instruments forces the reed against the sides of in the orchestra considered as a five the aperture. If double, the two reeds part group; (a) first violin; (b) secare caused to beat against each other. ond violins; (c) violas; (d) cellos; More commonly known as beating (e) double-ba es. reed. stringed instruments All musical instruments whose str impel late A scraping,(strem-pel-la'-ta) It. n. harsh sound, coming sounds proceed from strings set in from a musical instrument when badly vibration. They are usually cla ified played, according to the manner in which string this is done, and may be divided in A sonorous chord made of various general into three cla es: materials, according to the use to (a) Plucked strings, those in which which it is to be put. For violins the strings are plucked by the fingers whose tones should be of a rich or a plectrum, or struck with ham quality, the strings are made of gut; mers held in the fingers; for pianos, whose tone is more metal with a Bowed (b) bow; strings, those played lic, they are made of cast steel; when an especially deep tone is required, (c) Struck strings, those which are greater weight in proportion to the played from a keyboard by the fingers. Abbr. str.