A marking of col legno (Italian for "with the wood") in written music calls for striking the strings of bowed string instruments (particularly the violin, viola, cello, and double bass) with the stick of the bow, rather than by drawing the hair of the bow across the strings. This bowing technique results in a muted percussive sound. The eerie quality of a violin section playing col legno is exploited in some symphonic pieces, notably the "Dream of Witches' Sabbath" of the fifth and last movement of Berlioz' Symphonie Fantastique.