saltando

[ sahl-tahn-doh ]

adjective

1. (of a performance with a stringed instrument) playing each note staccato by bouncing the bow on the strings.

adverb

1. in a saltando manner.

Word History and Origins

Origin of saltando¹

< Italian, gerund of saltare to jump < Latin saltāre to dance, leap; saltant

Example Sentences

The first violinist, Christopher Otto, was extraordinary at the saltando technique, bouncing the bow on the string in a kind of controlled stutter required in “Gran Torso.”

From New York Times