Arco
Definition
A term used as a direction in instrumental music, instructing performers of stringed instruments (violin, viola, cello, double bass) to resume playing the notes with the bow, following a structural section where the strings were plucked with the fingers (pizzicato).
Bilingual Equivalents
- Arco
- With the bow
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Invariable musical adverb used strictly within performance annotation frameworks. |
| Formation | Direct adaptation of the Italian noun 'arco', functionally stabilized worldwide as an independent performance instruction. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [ˈar.ko] |
| Source | The Harvard Dictionary of Music and Classical Score Standards |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: După o măsură lungă interpretată în pizzicato, violonceliștii au trecut rapid la tehnica arco conform partiturii.
EN: After a long bar performed in pizzicato, the cellists quickly switched to the arco technique according to the score.
RO: Dirijorul a oprit orchestra pentru a le aminti viorilor secunde că trecerea la arco trebuie să fie perfect sincronizată.
EN: The conductor stopped the orchestra to remind the second violins that the transition to arco must be perfectly synchronized.
RO: Indicația arco este marcată clar de compozitor imediat după pasajul ritmic executat prin ciupire.
EN: The arco direction is clearly marked by the composer immediately after the rhythmic passage executed by plucking.
Idioms & Phrases
Tranziție la arco / Transition to arco
RO: Schimbare structurală rapidă a tehnicii de execuție, constând în repoziționarea arcușului pe coarde.
EN: A rapid structural change in execution technique, consisting of repositioning the bow onto the strings.
Atac de tip arco / Arco attack
RO: Modul în care este inițiat sunetul prin frecarea inițială a sacâzului de pe arcuș pe suprafața corzii metalice.
EN: The manner in which the sound is initiated through the initial friction of the rosin on the bow against the metal string surface.
Pasaj col arco / Col arco passage
RO: Segment muzical complet dintr-o operă sau simfonie interpretat tradițional exclusiv prin tehnici de arcuș.
EN: A complete musical segment within an opera or symphony traditionally performed exclusively through bowing techniques.
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