Arco vs Bowing

Side-by-side comparison of two musical terms.

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

Definition: With the bow; resume bowing after pizzicato.
Category: articulation
Pronunciation: AR-koh
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: bowed with the bow
Antonyms: Pizzicato
Usage: After four bars of pizzicato, the cellos return to arco for the lyrical theme.

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 technique arco
Antonyms: pizzicato plucked
Usage: The conductor asked the first violins to change their bowing to match the second violins' phrasing.