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down-bow [doun-boh] ExamplesWord Origin noun Music.
- (in bowing on a stringed instrument) a stroke bringing the tip of the bow toward the strings, indicated in scores by the symbol (opposed to up-bow).
Origin of down-bow First recorded in 1890–95; down1 + bow2 Examples from the Web for down-bow Historical Examples of down-bow
And the violinist should never think: ‘I must play this up-bow or down-bow.’
Frederick H. Martens
The staccato may be played with the down-bow, the wrist and arm movements being simply the reverse of those in the up-bow.
Arthur Broadley
His mark for a down-bow is the same figure reversed in position;—Mr. for mordente, &c.
George Dubourg
Artists of the German school are more apt to begin a phrase with a down-bow; the French start playing a good deal at the point.
Frederick H. Martens
British Dictionary definitions for down-bow down-bow noun
- a downward stroke of the bow from its nut to its tip across a stringed instrumentCompare up-bow