spiccato
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9.9
- noun
- /spɪˈkɑːtoʊ/
- Specialized
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spiccato
- The violinist demonstrated excellent spiccato during the performance, creating a lively and playful sound.
Examples
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Your spiccato sounds like marcato.
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His upward strokes mid-phrase to create slight accents and elevated spiccato technique added unanticipated charm to the score.
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In today's class, we practiced spiccato to achieve a bouncy, detached tone on the strings.
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She mastered the spiccato bowing technique, making her playing both expressive and exciting.
Synonyms
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7.3
Sounds that are short and sharp with clear space between each one
A way of playing where the bow bounces lightly on the strings, making short separate notes
Compounds
- Specialized
A way of playing where the bow bounces lightly on the strings, making short separate notes
How Detached
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spiccato comes from the Italian verb spiccare, which means 'to detach' or 'to separate', like the English word 'separate'. So, spiccato describes a bow stroke that 'detaches' from the string to make short, light, bouncing notes.