Arco vs Bowing
Side-by-side comparison of two musical terms.
Arco
- Definition
- With the bow; resume bowing after pizzicato.
- Category
- articulation
- Pronunciation
- AR-koh
- Origin
- Italian
- Synonyms
- bowedwith the bow
- Antonyms
- Pizzicato
- Usage
- After four bars of pizzicato, the cellos return to arco for the lyrical theme.
Bowing
- Definition
- The technique of drawing a bow across the strings of an instrument to produce sustained sound.
- Category
- performance
- Pronunciation
- /ˈbəʊɪŋ/
- Origin
- Old English (boga)
- Synonyms
- bow techniquearco
- Usage
- The conductor asked the first violins to change their bowing to match the second violins' phrasing.