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How is auf den Saiten played?
Move from the keys or ordinary playing surface to the strings and carry out the action named by the surrounding notation. Depending on the instrument and score, that action may be plucking, striking, rubbing, damping or sliding. The phrase identifies the contact area but does not choose the implement, motion, pressure, pitch, duration or safety procedure, and it does not by itself require a prepared instrument.
How does auf den Saiten sound?
muted, direct or prepared string sound
In context
Auf den Saiten is a German location instruction meaning on the strings. In piano or harp writing it directs attention to direct string contact, while the adjacent symbol, legend or verbal qualifier must define the actual technique and its duration. No proposed shortening received three independent direct expansions of this complete phrase, so it remains written out.