Bowed string instrument extended technique: Difference between revisions

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==Bowing techniques==

===Bowing the body of the instrument===

Bowing the body of a string instrument (which can include bowing the [[sound box]], [[neck (music)|neck]], [[tuning pegs]], or [[scroll (music)|scroll]]) produces a quiet sound whose amplitude differs according to the place bowed, and bow pressure and bow speed. At most the sound is a whisper of the [[horsehair|bow hair]] moving over the wood. A good example of this technique in a musical work is [[Helmut Lachenmann|Helmut Lachenmann’s]] [[Toccatina (Lachenmann)|Toccatina]], a piece written in 1986 for solo violin which uses many extended techniques.

===Bowing on the bridge===