Arco (Italian: bow) is used as an indication to string players that they should use the bow, rather than pluck with the fingers (see ‘Pizzicato’).

Playing a string instrument with the bow, instead of pizzicato.

Indicates the use of a bow.

1. Directive for a musician to play a stringed instrument with a bow as opposed to plucked or pizzicato.    Also col arco. 2. The Italian term for bow.  

  Arco is Italian for bow. After a pizzicato (plucked) section of music, arco is often used to indicate the next passage of music should be played with the bow.

(adj) (of instruments in the violin family) to be played with the bow

    with the bow An instruction to string players to use the bow.

Played by drawing the bow across the strings.

 – the bow used for playing some string instrument; i.e., played with the bow, as opposed to pizzicato (plucked), in music for bowed instruments; normally used to cancel a pizzicato direction

with the bow (used after a pizz. sign)

bow (of a string instrument), usually used after pizzicato to indicate a return to bowing.

Direction to a string player to use the bow after pizzicato

Played by drawing the bow across the strings.