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With the bow — the normal playing method for string instruments. Written after a pizzicato passage to indicate return to bowing.
Arco is only needed after pizzicato passages — it is the default and does not need to be marked at the beginning of a piece. Always give string players a beat or two of rest between pizz. and arco to allow them to reposition the bow.
Throughout Dvořák's "New World" Symphony — frequent alternation between pizzicato accompaniment and arco melody in the string sections.
Arco is one of 228 terms in the Gradus musical dictionary, where every definition is written around how composers actually use the word.
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