Fiddle music

[stan haskins]

Originally Posted by Robert Prowse

Do you mean like the great virtuoso Paganini would bounce the bow and play a different note with each little bounce?

No, I don't think we're talking about the same thing.

What I mean is something like the opposite of a smooth, connected, "Bel CAnto" sound. A certain recklessness with the bow. Audible space between string changes. Large dynamic peaks and valleys within phrases. Uneven little swells (changes in velocity and weight) that happen within a note. Things you try to avoid when preparing for orchestra auditions. Things that are very hard to notate.