Definition of the Italian term picchiettato in music:
- spiccato (bowing technique where the bow bounces lightly on the string, producing short and detached notes)
Singular
picchiettato (m)picchiettata (f)
Plural
picchiettati (m)picchiettate (f)
Italian musical terms related to picchiettato:
- a metà arco – at the middle of the bow
- a punta – at the tip (of the bow)
- a punta d'arco – at the tip of the bow
- al tallone – at the frog of the bow
- alla punto – at the tip of the bow
- arcata – bow stroke...
- arcata in giù – bowing with a down-stroke
- arcata in su – bowing with an up-stroke
- arcato – bowed, arched (usually used after "col legno" or "...
- archeggiamento – bowing (on a string instrument)
- archeggiare – to bow (on a string instrument)
- arco gettato – thrown bow...
- balzando – jumping, springing, bouncing...
- balzato – jumped, sprang, bounced...
- chitarra col arco – guitar played with the bow
- col legno – with the wood (strike the string with the wood of ...
- col legno battuto – strike the string with the wood of the bow
- col legno tratto – drag the wood of the bow across the strings
- col punta – with the tip of the bow
- col tallone – with the frog of the bow
- coll'arco – with the bow (usually used after "col legno" or "p...
- coll'arco al rovescio – with the bow upside down (strike the string with t...
- colla punta – with the tip (of the bow)
- colla punta dell'arco – with the tip of the bow
- con molto arco – with much bow
- flautando – flute-like (direction for string instruments to bo...
- flautato – flute-like (direction for string instruments to bo...
- gettando – throwing...
- gettando l'arco – literally "throwing the bow"...
- gettato – thrown...
- gettato l'arco – literally "throw the bow"...
- il corde col arco naturale – strike the strings with normal bow strokes
- in giù – drawing the bow downwards (in bowing)
- in sù – upwards...
- martellando – hammering, strongly accenting...
- martellare – to hammer, to strongly accent...
- martellato – hammered, strongly accented...
- martello – hammer...
- non spiccato – not spiccato (bowing technique where the bow remai...
- non sul tasto – not on the fingerboard (direction for string instr...
- picchettato – spiccato (bowing technique where the bow bounces l...
- picchiettando – spiccato (bowing technique where the bow bounces l...
- punta – point (of the bow)
- punta d'arco – point of the bow
- punto – point...
- quasi col legno – almost col legno (strike the string with both the ...
- rimbalzando – bouncing, rebounding...
- ripiego d'arco – recovery of the bow (return to the normal method o...
- riprendere l'arco – pick up the bow again
- saltando – jumping, hopping, skipping...
- saltato – jumped, hopped, skipped...
- saltellato – jumped, hopped, skipped...
- spiccato – literally "jumped" or "leaped"...
- spiccato al tallone – spiccato at the frog of the bow (bowing technique ...
- spiccato am Frosch – spiccato at the frog of the bow (bowing technique ...
- spiccato au talon – spiccato at the frog of the bow (bowing technique ...
- staccato con tutto l'arco – staccato (short and detached notes) with the full ...
- strascinando l'arco – dragging the bow (keeping the bow close to the str...
- subito arco – immediately with the bow
- sul punto – on the tip (of the bow)
- sul punto del arco – on the tip of the bow
- sul tasto – on the fingerboard (direction for string instrumen...
- sulla tastiera – on the fingerboard (direction for string instrumen...
- suoni flautati – flute-like sound (direction for string instruments...
- tremolo ondulé – obsolete type of tremolo (produced by an undulatin...
- tremolo vibrato – obsolete type of tremolo (produced by an undulatin...
- tutto arco – with the full bow
- tutto l'arco – with the full bow
