SPRINGING BOW (Ital. Saltato or Spicato; Fr. Sautillé). This kind of bowing is produced by the bow being dropped down on to the string from some distance, whereby, owing to the elasticity of the stick, it is set vibrating, and made to rebound after each note.
There are two principal kinds of springing bow.
The Spicato—chiefly used for the execution of quick passages formed of notes of equal duration—is produced by a loose movement of the wrist, about the middle of...