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How is mit der Handfläche played?
Apply the palm to the indicated strings, soundboard, body or other playing area in the manner shown by the score. A palm can strike or slap a surface, damp vibrating strings, or sweep across strings, so the words identify the contact surface but not one universal motion. Compared with fingertip or nail contact the contact can be broader, yet force, placement and duration still control whether the result is soft, percussive, muted or noisy.
How does mit der Handfläche sound?
Softer, broader contact.
In context
Mit der Handfläche is a German hand-contact instruction meaning with the palm. Harp literature uses palm contact for effects including blows on the instrument and broad movement across strings, but the target and gesture must be defined locally. No candidate gained three independent direct expansions of this exact phrase, so it remains written out.