Col legno

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In music for bowed string instruments, col legno (pronounced [kol ˈleɲɲo] kol LEN-yoh, also /kol lɛɡnəʊ/ kol LEG-noh, translated roughly as 'with the wood') is an instruction to use the stick of the bow to make contact with the strings, rather than the string or hair of the bow, which is how bowed string instruments are usually played.

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