Which term describes a bowing technique in which the bow plays two adjacent strings like a tremolo?

• A. Détaché
• B. Motet
• C. Ondulé
• D. Baroque Music

Answer: (C)

The idea being tested is a tremolo-like bowing across two adjacent strings. When the bow is moved rapidly back and forth between two neighboring strings, the sound remains continuous and undulating instead of distinct notes. That effect is described by the term ondulé, which captures this wave-like, tremolo bowing. Détaché would produce crisp, separate notes with clear separations; motet refers to a vocal composition, not a bowing technique; and Baroque Music denotes a historical period, not how the bow should be used. So ondulé best describes the two-string tremolo bowing.