spiccato bowing meaning

• Noun: spiccato bowing
  1. Bowing in such a way that the bow bounces lightly off the strings
     - spiccato

  Derived forms: spiccato bowings

  Type of: bowing

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Examples

1. The ability to perform Spiccato was made much easier after the development of a concave bow ( bending toward the hairs ) by Francois Tourte ( 1747-1835 ) On the Kinematics of Spiccato Bowing ..