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Arco

With the bow; resume bowing after pizzicato.

Category

articulation

Pronunciation

AR-koh

Origin

Italian

Length

80 words · 1 min read

About Arco

Arco instructs string players to return to normal bowingBowingThe technique of drawing a bow across the strings of an instrument to produce sustained sound.View full entry → technique after a pizzicatoPizzicatoPlucked with the finger rather than bowed.View full entry → passage. The word simply means "bow" in Italian.

More articulation terms

Hammered; strongly accented notes.

Rapid repetition of a single note or alternation between two notes.

A continuous slide between two notes.

With the wood; striking strings with the bow stick.

A smooth, vocal-style slide between two notes.

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Synonyms

bowed with the bow

Antonyms

Related

Pizzicato Col legno

See Also

Pizzicato Legato

Compare with similar terms

Arco vs bowed Arco vs with the bow Arco vs Pizzicato

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