Strich

Definition of the German term Strich in music:

stroke, bow stroke
line, barline

Language

German

Singular

Strich

Plural

Striche

Synonym

(1) Streich

German musical terms that include Strich:

Bogenstrich – bow stroke
Dehnungsstrich – extended bow stroke
Doppelstrich – double bar line
Herabstrich – down-bow, downstroke in bowing
Heraufstrich – up-bow (upstroke in bowing)
Herunterstrich – down-bow (on a bowed string instrument)
Hinaufstrich – literally "away-stroke"...
Niederstrich – bow down-stroke
Querstrich – stroke, line...
Schlussstrich – final bar line
Taktstrich – bar line

Music scores that include Strich:

Franz Schreker: Kammersymphonie (1916) Page 9
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto (1902) Page 2

German musical terms related to Strich:

Abstrich – down-bow (for bowed string instruments)
am Frosch – on the frog (instruction to place the frog of the ...
am Frosch des Bogens – on the frog of the bow (instruction to place the f...
am Griffbrett – on the fingerboard (instruction for string instrum...
an der Spitze – at the tip (of the bow)
an der Spitze des Bogens – at the tip of the bow
Anstrich – bow stroke
auf dem Frosch – on the frog (instruction for string instruments to...
auf dem Griffbrett – on the fingerboard (instruction for string instrum...
Aufstrich – up-bow (upstroke in bowing)
Bogen wechseln – to change the bow (changing the direction of the b...
Bogenführung – the art of bowing
Bogenmitte – middle of the bow
Bogenspitze – point of the bow
Bogenwechsel – bow change (changing the direction of the bowing f...
breit gestrichen – broadly bowed
breit gezogen – broadly bowed
breitem Strich – broad bow stroke
breiten Strich – broad bow stroke
breiter Strich – broad bow stroke
breiterer Strich – broader bow stroke
col legno geschlagen – strike the string with the wood of the bow
col legno gestrichen – drag the wood of the bow across the strings
fliegendes staccato – flying staccato (bowing technique where the bow bo...
ganz an der Spitze – at the very tip (of the bow)
ganze Bogen – full bow
ganzem Bogen – the full bow
ganzer Bogen – full bow
geworfen – thrown...
großer Strich – full bow strokes
Herstrich – the stroke of the bow from heel to point on the ce...
Hinstrich – literally "away-stroke"...
immer arco – constantly with the bow
in der Mitte des Bogens – in the middle of the bow
kurz gestoßen – short bow strokes
kurz gestrichen – short bow strokes
lang gestrichen – long bow strokes
lang gezogen – long bow strokes
lange Bogen – long bow strokes
lange Bögen – long bow strokes
markiert gestrichen – accented bowing
mit Bogen – with bow (usually used after "col legno" or "pizzi...
mit breitem Strich – with broad strokes, with the whole bow
mit dem Bogen – with the bow (usually used after "col legno" or "p...
mit dem Bogen geschlagen – struck with the bow
mit der Bogenspitze – with the tip of the bow
mit der ganzen Länge des Bogen – with the full length of the bow
mit ganzem Bogen – with the full bow
mit hüpfendem Bogen – with springing bow
mit liegendem Bogen – with long bow strokes
mit springbogen – with springing bow (bowing technique where the bow...
mit springendem Bogen – with springing bow (bowing technique where the bow...
Mitte des Bogens – middle of the bow
nicht Bogen abziehen – do not remove the bow from the string
piguiren – spiccato (bowing technique where the bow bounces l...
piquiren – to play spiccato (bowing technique where the bow b...
Spitze – tip (of the bow)
Spitze des Bogens – tip of the bow
springbogen – springing bow (bowing technique where the bow boun...
springendem Bogen – springing bow (bowing technique where the bow boun...
springenden Bogen – springing bow (bowing technique where the bow boun...
springender Bogen – springing bow (bowing technique where the bow boun...
stets breitester Strich – always the broadest bow stroke
Streich – stroke, bow stroke
streicheln – to stroke (bow)
streichen – to bow (stringed instrument)
Strich für Strich – separate strokes (with a bow), not slurred...
Strichart – the art of bowing, manner of bowing
viel Bogen – much bow (many bow changes)
viel Bogen wechseln – many bow changes
viel Bogenwechsel – many bow changes
weich gestrichen – gently bowed
wieder gestrichen – again stroked, again bowed

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