Con sordino means muted. Using a device which changes the sound of an instrument. Brass instruments and string instruments can use mutes.
Here are some trumpet mutes.
![](https://mymusiconline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/graphics_png/mute_brass_1.png)
This is an example of a muted trumpet.
Here is a violin mute.![](https://mymusiconline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/graphics_png/mute_violin_1.png)
This is an example of a muted violin.
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