String Articulations Flashcards by Darren Locke

Q

Arco

A

standard bowing

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Pizzicato (pizz.)

A

plucked

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Legato

A

smoothly & connected

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Staccato

A

short

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Sforzando

A

accented/forced (marked w/ accent)

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Tremolo

A

rapid reiteration of single note

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Spiccato

A

bouncing bow, off-string bowing

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Detaché

A

detached, alternating bow directions

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Sul Tasto

A

“on the touch” - bowing over fingerboard (soft/muted)

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Ponticello/Sul Pont

A

bowing by the bridge (brittle/scratchy)

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Con Legno

A

tapping wooden part of bow on strings

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Glissando

A

glide from one pitch to another

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Portamento

A

starts as a glass, then jumps to last pitch

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