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| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
| mute |
(my t) (KEY) , in music, device designed to diminish uniformly the loudness of a musical instrument. For example, a trumpet mute is cone-shaped and fits into the instrument’s bell, and a violin mute is a wooden or rubber clamp that can be attached to the bridge. |
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