The Baroque Bow Flashcards
What size was the Baroque bow?
Shorter than the modern bow.
What shape was the Baroque bow?
It was a convex shape.
What wood composed the Baroque bow?
Snake wood, which is very dense.
Was nickname was given to the Baroque bow?
It was often called “swanbill”.
Give two examples of bow holds used to play the Baroque bow.
- French: underhand grip; focused on cabin dance music.
Italian: overhand grip; vivid interest in cantabile playing, legato and spicatto techniques evolved.
There was no uniformly standard bow; rather a uniformity in the diversity of shapes and designs.
What is the difference between a convex and concave bow?
Convex: bends outwards away from the hair
Concave: bends inwards towards the hair. “ConCAVE” = “caves in to the hair”
When did Corelli make violin bows?
During the Baroque period.
What shape of the Baroque bow did Corelli enforce?
- longer and straighter stick
- turned down tip
- clip-in-frog, allowing the tension to be relaxed
When was the screw-adjustment mechanism invented and by who?
In 1700, by anonymous
What changed did Tartini make to the Baroque bow?
He promoted the introduction of a deeper shape of tip.
What significance did Cramer have in the history of Baroque bow making?
He introduced the concave stick. This was the transitional bow to Tourté.
