SPICCATO

spiccato, spiccato bowing

(noun) bowing in such a way that the bow bounces lightly off the strings

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

spiccato (comparative more spiccato, superlative most spiccato)

(music) detached; separated; with every note performed in a distinct and pointed manner.

Noun

spiccato (plural spiccatos)

(music) A manner of playing a stringed instrument such that the bow is bounced off the strings after each note.

Source: Wiktionary


Spic*ca"to, a. Etym: [It., p. p. of spicare to detach, to separate.] (Mus.)

Definition: Detached; separated; -- a term indicating that every note is to be performed in a distinct and pointed manner.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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