Détaché Bowing is best described as

• A. Detach the notes by playing one note per bow stroke
• B. Bow plays two adjacent strings like a tremolo
• C. Bounce the notes by the middle of the bow at a fast tempo
• D. Short and detached

Answer: (A)

Detache bowing means separating each note with its own bow stroke, producing a clean, non-slurred articulation. Each note starts and ends with a distinct bow movement, so the line remains crisp and every pitch feels separated from the next. This is why the best description is playing one note per bow stroke. It contrasts with legato, where multiple notes share a single bow stroke and glide together.

The other ideas describe different effects: bouncing the bow in the middle of the bow creates a spiccato-like, bouncing style rather than a standard detache; rapidly alternating between adjacent strings describes a tremolo effect, not the detache articulation; and while detache can feel short and detached, the defining feature is the single bow stroke per note.