up-bow

[ uhp-boh ]

noun

1. (in bowing on a stringed instrument) a stroke toward the heel of the bow: indicated in scores by the symbol V ( down-bow ).

up-bow

/ ˈʌpˌbəʊ /

noun

1. a stroke of the bow from its tip to its nut on a stringed instrument Compare down-bow

Word History and Origins

Origin of up-bow¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Then comes the bright, episodic finale, “The Girl and the Scrapbook,” which takes flight with up-bow flourishes and a casual reference to Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Want to Have Fun.”

From New York Times

In my pain, I calibrated my energy so that I would survive the end: 23 C major chords that, in a taxing display of youthful vigor, we had decided to play almost all up-bow.

From Washington Post

In commencing the study of staccato bowing it is well to confine oneself to the up-bow form at first.

From Project Gutenberg

In music for stringed instruments of the violin family, the sign indicates down-bow and the sign up-bow.

From Project Gutenberg

And the violinist should never think: 'I must play this up-bow or down-bow.'

From Project Gutenberg