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- What double stops are possible on violin?
- How do you notate a pizzicato violin?
- Does pizzicato instructs the player to play with their bow?
What double stops are possible on violin?
The strings must, of course, be next to each other, so the only options available with this kind of double stopping is G and D: ...and A and E: A surprising number of composers make use of this type of double-stop, because it is easy to play and the open strings give a very clean and resonant sound.
How do you notate a pizzicato violin?
A left hand pizzicato is usually indicated by writing a small cross above the note, and a Bartók pizzicato is often indicated by a circle with a small vertical line through the top of it above the note in question or by writing Bartók pizz at the start of the relevant passage.
Does pizzicato instructs the player to play with their bow?
Pizzicato and Arco
Often written as “pizz.” on the music, it's technically not a bowing term. It instructs the player to pluck, rather than bow, the note(s). We're including it here because any section of music that is indicated as “pizz,” will be followed by another bowing term: arco.
