ricochet

Definition of the French term ricochet in music:

bounce, rebound
ricochet (bowing technique where the bow is thrown onto the string, using the string's tension to rebound and produce a series of short and detached notes in a single bow stroke)

Language

French

Singular

ricochet

Plural

ricochets

Abbreviation

ric.

Synonym

(2) jeté

French musical terms related to ricochet:

à la corde – on the string...
à la pointe – at the tip (of the bow)
à la pointe de l'archet – at the tip of the bow
allonger l'archet – to lengthen the stroke of the bow
arco de la pointe – bow with the point of the bow
arrêter l'archet – stop the bow
au talon – at the frog of the bow
avec l'archet – with the bow
avec la pointe – with the tip (of the bow)
avec la pointe de l'archet – with the tip of the bow
avec le bois – with the wood (strike the string with the wood of ...
avec le bois de l'archet – with the wood of the bow (strike the string with t...
avec le talon – with the frog of the bow
avec tout l'archet – with the whole bow
avec toute la longueur de l'archet – with the full length of the bow
bariolage – bariolage (bowing technique involving rapid altern...
beaucoup d'archet – a lot of bow (many bow changes)
bout de l'archet – point of the bow
coup d'archet – bow stroke
de la pointe – from the tip (of the bow)
de la pointe de l'archet – from the tip of the bow
du milieu de l'archet – at the middle of the bow
du talon – at the frog of the bow
en jetant l'archet – literally "while throwing the bow"...
glisser tout le long de l'archet – glide the full bow
große Strich – full bow strokes
jeté – thrown...
l'archet a la corde – the bow on the string (so the notes are played leg...
l'archet bien à la corde – the bow kept on the string (so the notes are playe...
l'archet de toute sa longueur – the bow at its full length
martelé – hammered, strongly accented...
marteler – to hammer, to strongly accent...
milieu de l'archet – middle of the bow
notes piquées – spiccato notes (bowing technique where the bow bou...
piqué – spiccato (bowing technique where the bow bounces l...
pointe – point (of the bow)
pointe d'archet – point of the bow
poussé – up-bow (upstroke in bowing)...
poussez – up-bow (upstroke in bowing)...
reprendre l'archet – pick up the bow again
sautillé – hopped, skipped, springed, bounced...
sur la touche – on the fingerboard (direction for string instrumen...
sur le bois – with the wood (strike the string with the wood of ...
tiré – drawn, pulled...
tirer – to draw, to pull...
tirez – draw, pull...
tirez toujours – always down bow (bow stroke that starts at the hee...
tout l'archet – with the full bow
tout l'archet sur chaque note – with the full bow on every note
très à la corde – very much on the string (the bow kept on the strin...
vers la pointe – towards the tip (of the bow)
vers la touche – towards the fingerboard (direction for string inst...

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