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title: Detache
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language: English
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  primary: Detache
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  disambiguation: Master the Detache technique for violin, viola & more.  Learn bow strokes for distinct, expressive sounds.
  categories:
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  tags:
    - Detache
    - String Enstruments
    - Violin
    - arts
    - Çello
author: Baran Berber
created_at: 2025-04-12T10:49:09.068106+03:00
updated_at: 2025-04-17T09:44:02.406154+03:00
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# Detache

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## Article Content

[Detache](/en/detay/detase/llms.txt) is a technique where **different notes are played with different bow strokes to emphasize the sound produced when stringed instruments are played**. This technique, which [can](/en/detay/can-3/llms.txt) be seen more frequently in concerts where Viola and [Violin](/en/detay/what-is-the-violin-02bc5/llms.txt) instruments are included, is used to distinguish the differences between sounds and intonations. The need for this technique can be understood from the short horizontal line on the relevant note. This technique can be applied in different ways.

![Image](https://cdn.kureansiklopedi.com/media/uploads/2025/01/07/s60XwlLrJ5lpnEuf4l92Sv302jb0AImz.png)
*A Violin and Its Bow.*

#### History of the Word Detache

Detache, although derived from the English word **Detach**, is a description meaning**&#32;to separate or to divide** notes. This term first appeared in historical sources towards the end of the 1600s.

#### How to Use the Detache Technique

1. The form in which the entire bow is used is called **the large detache**.
2. The use of the middle part of the bow and the tip is called the **half bow detache**.
3. The use of the upper part of the middle part of the bow is called the **small** or **mini detache**.

![Image](https://cdn.kureansiklopedi.com/media/uploads/2025/01/30/lS8UybGGZKTzhmh1UbMqBLRmt7o6F9Zi.png)
*An example of horizontal lines indicating which notes in the music should be played with the detache technique.*

The way of the use of **the forearm area&#32;**of ​​the right or left arm is important in the application phase of this technique. The reason for this is; in order to produce a light but sharp note by applying the detache technique, the bow can be used more sharply and quickly with the force taken from the forearm part of the wrist. As the bow is used quickly, a small part of the bow is used in order to perform the detache technique properly. However, when the bow is used [at](/en/detay/at-3/llms.txt) a slow speed, the aim is to produce large and clear sounds by using a large part of the bow.

#### Instruments Used in the Technique

- Violin
- Viola
- Violoncello
- Cello
- Contrabass
- Kamancha

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## Academic Sources and References

1. Erdal, A. (2010). XVIII. Yüzyıl ve Erken XIX. Yüzyıl Müziğinin Keman Tekniği ve Yorumculuğuna Getirdiği Yenilikler. T.C. Istanbul University Social Sciences Institute State Conservatory Music Department String Instruments Department. p. 78-80. https://nek.istanbul.edu.tr/ekos/TEZ/45859.pdf
2. Faculty of Education Journal. 2005. Keman Eğitiminde “Detaşe” Tiplemelerindeki Hız-Uzunluk Değişimleri İle Sağ El Bilek ve Kol Üzerinde Açısal/Devinişsel Etkileşimler. Uludağ University Faculty of Education. (Access Date: 07.01.2025). https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/153254
3. Geboloğlu, B. (2010). Türk Müziği Eğitimi Veren Devlet Konservatuvarları İle Eğitim Fakültelerinde Uygulanan Başlangıç Keman Öğretiminin Karşılaştırmalı Analizi. T.C. Erciyes University Institute of Fine Arts. p. 26-27. (Access Date: 30.01.2025).
4. Oxford English Dictionary. (2025). Detach. (Access Date: 30.01.2025) https://www.oed.com/dictionary/detach\_v?tl=true#:\~:text=The%20earliest%20known%20use%20of,Etymons%3A%20French%20d%C3%A9tacher.