What does a.s.p. mean in music?

a.s.p. is used in scores for 2 different directions: alto sul ponticello — Alto sul ponticello is a strong, extreme bridge position, commonly shortened in score legends to a.s.p. or ASP. a.s.p — ASP, also written a.s.p., is specialist score shorthand for alto sul ponticello.

a.s.p.

In a score, a.s.p. can stand for alto sul ponticello or a.s.p. Here is how to tell them apart.

a.s.p. is one of the abbreviations that carries more than one meaning. Written out, it can be alto sul ponticello or a.s.p — 2 separate directions that happen to shorten to the same letters. The score itself decides which: the surrounding passage, the instrument, and what the music is doing at that moment.

What a.s.p. can stand for

alto sul ponticello Alto sul ponticello is a strong, extreme bridge position, commonly shortened in score legends to a.s.p. or ASP.
a.s.p ASP, also written a.s.p., is specialist score shorthand for alto sul ponticello.