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How is Strich für Strich played?
Change bow direction for each note or separately indicated figure instead of fitting the group into one continuous bow. The instruction governs bow allocation, not a fixed degree of separation: smooth stroke-by-stroke playing is possible unless dots, accents or other articulation marks demand a drier result.
How does Strich für Strich sound?
clearly separated bow strokes
In context
The Mahler source catalogue records Strich für Strich added to the first-edition Violin I part of Symphony No. 4 at movement I, bar 219. Music dictionaries gloss the phrase as separate bows, while Vienna Symphonic Library explains that a slur normally groups notes into one stroke. The German phrase is written out; no stable shortened form was found.
Equivalent terms
- EN separate bows
- EN stroke by stroke
- DA strøg for strøg