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Arco Mobile

Technical Practice
Arco Mobile is a special technique in which a sustained pitch is subjected to small variations in bow pressure whilst continually varying the bow position over a wide range of placements. By varying the range of placements of pressures, a wide range of overtones are produced in addition to the fundamental resulting in a continually changing sonic spectrum.

Notes
The possibilities of this technique are quite wide ranging and a great number of overtones and timbral effects can be produced on a single, sustained pitch. It is most effective at lower dynamic levels when the string is not fully vibrating which allows for a greater number of overtones to emerge 

Dynamic Range: pp-f
Difficulty: 3
Special Notes:
Notation
  • Verbal instruction: arco mobile
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Scodanibbio ​Alisei
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Repertoire
Stefano Scodanibbio Alisei  (1986)
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