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- Abbreviation
- nat.
How is naturale played?
Return from the active special sonority or action—such as an altered bow contact point—to the natural or ordinary execution relevant at that place. The attested nat. is a local cancellation: it does not automatically erase an independent mute, vibrato, string choice or other simultaneous state unless the score legend says so.
How does naturale sound?
Return to normal sound or natural execution.
In context
Naturale is an Italian return-to-normal direction, commonly shortened to nat. Specialist notation and critical-edition sources pair it with ordinary bowing or normal playing position. Its practical scope comes from the preceding instruction, so “natural” means normal for that parameter rather than a universal reset of every technique.