sautillé
Definition of the French term sautillé in music:
- hopped, skipped, springed, bounced
- sautillé (bowing technique where the bow bounces very lightly on the string at a fast speed, utilizing the natural tension in the middle of the bow to produce fast, short, and detached notes)
Language
French
Musical examples
Music scores that include sautillé:
- Charles Koechlin: 4 Poèmes de La bonne chanson (1901‑1902) Page 5
Related terms
French musical terms related to sautillé:
- sautillant – hopping, skipping, springing, bouncing
- souple – flexible, supple
- souplement – flexibly, supplely
- souplesse – flexibility, suppleness