More about the Strings

Famous string compositions

Some famous string compositions include:

§ Canon in D by J. Pachelbel

§ Per Questa Bella Mano, K.612 by W.A. Mozart

§ Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102 by J. Brahms

§ Triple Concerto by L. Beethoven

§ Unaccompanied Suites for Cello by J.S. Bach

§ Harold en Italie by H. Berlioz

§ Cello Quintet, Op.11 No.5 by L. Boccherini

Famous string composers and performers

Some famous string composers and performers include:

§ Johann Sebastian Bach

§ Niccolò Paganini

§ Leopold Mozart

§ Johann Pachelbel

§ Antonio Vivaldi

§ Johannes Brahms

§ Thomas Baltzar

Terms for string

§ am Steg (Ger) – at the bridge; i.e., playing a bowed string instrument near its bridge

§ arco – the bow used for playing some string instrument; i.e., played with the bow

§ col legno – with the wood; i.e., the strings (for example, of a violin) are to be struck with the wood of the bow

§ pizzicato – pinched, plucked; i.e., in music for bowed strings, plucked with the fingers as opposed to played with the bow

§ saltando – bouncing the bow as in a staccato arpeggio, literally means "jumping"

§ spiccato – distinct, separated; i.e., a way of playing the violin and other bowed instruments by bouncing the bow on the string, giving a characteristic staccato effect

§ sul ponticello – on the bridge; i.e., in string playing, an indication to bow (or sometimes to pluck) very near to the bridge

§ sul tasto – on the fingerboard; i.e., in string playing, an indication to bow (or sometimes to pluck) over the fingerboard

Terms taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_musical_terminology