Editing Col legno (section)

{{Short description|Using the wood backing of a bow to hit the strings of an instrument}}
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[[File:Col legno violin.jpg|thumb|A violin being played {{lang|it|col legno}}.]]
[[File:col legno violin.ogg|thumb|right|{{lang|it|col legno}} performed on a violin:<br />
0 sec: [[battuto]],<br />
9 sec: tratto,<br />
20 sec: ... with [[tremolo]],<br />
33 sec: ... with [[glissando]],<br />
48 sec: battuto with movement of the bow across the fingerboard]]
In music for [[bowed string instrument]]s, '''{{lang|it|col legno}}''', or more precisely {{langnf|it|'''col legno battuto'''|with the wood [being hit]|paren=left}}; {{IPA|it|kol ˈleɲɲo batˈtuːto|pron}}), is an instruction to strike the string with the stick of the bow across the strings.