Definition of Spiccato bowing

1. Noun. Bowing in such a way that the bow bounces lightly off the strings.

Exact synonyms: Spiccato
Generic synonyms: Bowing

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spiccato Bowing

sphærical
sphæroid
sphæroidal
spial
spials
spic
spic-and-span
spic and span
spica
spica bandage
spicae
spicas
spicate
spicated
spiccato
spiccato bowing (current term)
spiccatos
spice
spice bush
spice cake
spice cookie
spice rack
spice tree
spice up
spiceberries
spiceberry
spicebush
spicebushes
spiced
spiceless

Literary usage of Spiccato bowing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Chats to 'cello Students by Arthur Broadley (1915)
"... r Although the slurred spiccato bowing is expressed in the same manner as solid staccato, the violoncellist will occasionally come across certain ..."

2. Violin Mastery: Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers, Comprising by Frederick Herman Martens (1919)
"... to get certain color effects they come: I have no difficulty in expressing my feelings, my emotions in tone. And in a technical way spiccato bowing, ..."

3. Violin Mastery: Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers, Comprising by Frederick Herman Martens (1919)
"And in a technical way spiccato bowing, which many find so hard, has always been easy to me. I have never had to work for it. Double-stops, on the contrary, ..."

4. Experiences of a Violinist at Home and Abroad by Edward Normanton Bilbie (1921)
"... sixths, octaves and tenths but rapid single note scale work, good spiccato bowing, right hand pizzicato and other things are necessary. ..."

5. How to Study Kreutzer: A Handbook for the Daily Use of Violin Teachers and by Benjamin Cutter (1903)
"... length from the butt, the bow bounces naturally and gives the well-known spiccato bowing, the French Sautille, the Bouncing or Springing bow, so called. ..."

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