Arco vs Pizzicato

Side-by-side comparison of two musical terms.

	Arco	Pizzicato
Definition	With the bow; resume bowing after pizzicato.	Plucked with the finger rather than bowed.
Category	articulation	articulation
Pronunciation	AR-koh	pih-tsih-KAH-toh
Origin	Italian	Italian
BPM	—	—
Synonyms	bowed with the bow	plucked finger-plucked
Antonyms	Pizzicato	Arco Legato
Usage	After four bars of pizzicato, the cellos return to arco for the lyrical theme.	The violins switch to pizzicato for a playful, dance-like passage.

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.