up-bow

[ uhp-boh ]

/ ˈʌpˌboʊ /

(in bowing on a stringed instrument) a stroke toward the heel of the bow: indicated in scores by the symbol V (opposed to down-bow).

Origin of up-bow

First recorded in 1885–90

The staccato may be played with the down-bow, the wrist and arm movements being simply the reverse of those in the up-bow.

Chats to 'Cello Students |Arthur Broadley
The octave higher commences with an up-bow, the action being exactly reversed until the heel is reached.

Chats to 'Cello Students |Arthur Broadley
In commencing the study of staccato bowing it is well to confine oneself to the up-bow form at first.

The Bow, Its History, Manufacture and Use |Henry Saint-George
The up-bow may also be used in like manner, commencing at the point and finishing near the heel, the movements being reversed.

Chats to 'Cello Students |Arthur Broadley

Example 48a is a style of phrasing which should always commence with the up-bow; the reasons for this are as follows.

Chats to 'Cello Students |Arthur Broadley

up-bow

/ (ˈʌpˌbəʊ) /

a stroke of the bow from its tip to its nut on a stringed instrument Compare down-bow