Spiccato
[1] In typically consistent rhythms (of quavers or semiquavers, or quicker repeated sounds), the bow is held in a more relaxed manner and allowed to bounce, resulting in a series of short, distinct notes.In slower tempos, a spiccato can also be manufactured using the fingers and wrist to deliberately manipulate how the bow falls to the string.At the balance point – about a third from the frog – the spiccato will be slow, while above the middle of the bow the speed will increase.The character of the spiccato can be varied by altering the tilt and placement of the bow to use more or fewer hairs.According to David Boyden and Peter Walls in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, the terms spiccato and staccato were regarded as equivalent before the mid-18th century.
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