Also known as Bartók pizz, snap pizzicato is used extensively in the music of [[BelaBéla Bartók]]. (It is commonly thought that Bartók invented the technique, however, [[Gustav Mahler]] already in his [[Symphony No. 7 (Mahler)|Seventh Symphony]] was the first to direct its use.)<ref>[[Norman del Mar]], ''The Anatomy of the Orchestra'', page 98.</ref> The technique consists of plucking the string away from the fingerboard with the right hand with sufficient force to cause it to snap back and strike the fingerboard creating a snapping sound in addition to the pitch itself.
