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Bow (music)

In music, a bow (/boʊ/) is a tensioned stick which has hair (usually horse-tail hair) coated in rosin (to facilitate friction) affixed to it. It is moved across some part (generally some type of strings) of a musical instrument to cause vibration, which the instrument emits as sound. The vast majority of bows are used with string instruments, such as the…

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Bowing

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As used on percussion

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Bow (music)

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Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017241
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mother of pearl or abalone shell are often used on the slide that covers the mortiseinstance ofMaterials0.80text
as well as in round decorativeinstance ofMaterials0.80text
Emil Telmányiinstance ofRenowned string instrumentalists0.80text
Rudolf Gaehlerinstance ofRenowned string instrumentalists0.80text
Tossy Spivakovskyinstance ofRenowned string instrumentalists0.80text
Lorin Maazelinstance ofRenowned string instrumentalists0.80text
Michael Bachinstance ofRenowned string instrumentalists0.80text
Gustav Riviniusinstance ofRenowned string instrumentalists0.80text
Janos Starkerinstance ofRenowned string instrumentalists0.80text
Mstislav Rostropovichinstance ofRenowned string instrumentalists0.80text
as well as composers such as John Cageinstance ofRenowned string instrumentalists0.80text

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