HKV....what is ricochet bowing?

[Dunvegan]

I saw your post on the caprice topic.

I have never heard of ricochet bowing.

what is this, please?

[HuangKaiVun]

It's basically when you "drop" the bowhair from the air onto the violin strings, allowing the bow to bounce back into the air on its own.

A classic example is Bazzini's "Le Ronde de Lutins":

EF#GA B-C- B-E-D#-B

EF#GA B-C- B-E-D#-B

[Lydia Leong]

Another, probably more familiar example: The "Lone Ranger" theme from Rossini's Overture to William Tell.

ta-ta TA ta-ta TA ta-ta ta-ta-ta

(two sixteenths plus an eight pattern; the sixteenth notes are dropped)

[trex]

In bluegrass it's when you are holding the bow too loose and it flies out of your hand, bounces off the banjo players head, and then winds up back in your hand again. The crowd just loves it when this happens. Works best with composite bows.

[crystal]

Trex:

That made me crack up this morning. Especially, when I think of previous threads on here about differences between violins and fiddles, mainly that fiddles hold more beer!

Beer and ricochet bowing seem to go together.

[Andrew Victor]

crystal,

Actually, I think ricochet bowings go more with margharitas than beer - since the stroke is also called "saltando" "saltato" and other such "salt"y things - maybe beer nuts - since we do seem to have brought those out this morning. Probably electoral fatigue!

Andy

[This message has been edited by Andrew Victor (edited 11-11-2000).]

[princess_of_violin]

It's like this spiccato bow stroke but a lot higher up in the bow which makes it more bouncier and the bow fling off higher.......

but u don't have to take my advice, i'm only an aussie thirteen chick and i still find it hard to control ricochet