spiccato
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of spiccato
1840–50; < Italian, equivalent to spicc- (stem of spiccare to detach) + -ato < Latin -ātus -ate 1
Vocabulary lists containing spiccato
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This must have been rather a crude form of spiccato.
From The Bow, Its History, Manufacture and Use 'The Strad' Library, No. III. by Henry Saint-George
In light spiccato and staccato the detached notes should be played always with a single stroke of the bow.
From Violin Mastery Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers by Frederick Herman Martens
This question as to what portion of the bow to use for spiccato each violinist must decide for himself, however, through experiment.
From Violin Mastery Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers by Frederick Herman Martens
He readied himself and then poured his heart into playing that tune—he worked it around, swished it a few times, tried some variations, caught the fever, and finished off with a fast spiccato variation.
From Violists by Richard McGowan
In the second part, with some loss of the lilt of dance, is a subtle design—with a running phrase in spiccato strings against a slower upward glide of bassoons.
From Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies by Philip H. Goepp
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