spiccato
[ spi-kah-toh; Italian speek-kah-taw ]
/ spɪˈkɑ toʊ; Italian spikˈkɑ tɔ /
adjective
(of violin music) performed with short, abrupt, rebounding motions of the bow.
Origin of spiccato
Words nearby spiccato
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Example sentences from the Web for spiccato
Spiccato is generally held to be more difficult than staccato; yet I myself find it easier.
Violin Mastery |Frederick H. MartensThe martellato, a nuance of spiccato, should be played with a firm bowing at the point.
Violin Mastery |Frederick H. Martens
British Dictionary definitions for spiccato
spiccato
/ (spɪˈkɑːtəʊ) music /
noun
a style of playing a bowed stringed instrument in which the bow bounces lightly off the strings
adjective, adverb
to be played in this manner
Word Origin for spiccato
Italian: detached, from
spiccare to make distinct