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General remarks on String crossings

String crossings should be smooth and relaxed, without any accents. They ought to be performed with minimal arm motion, and the player should anticipate the change with the bowarm. Also, the player must be careful to put the same weight on all strings.

Slurred string crossings should be seamless, with a reduced geometry of the bowarm.

Two good string crossing exercises are :

To play all four strings in the same bow, feeling the entire arm motion and the different levels of bowarm
To alternate between two strings, using rotation of the forearm

Composer	Title	Instrumentation	Difficulty	Midi file
Bach, J.S.	Suite 1, BWV 1007 (I : Prelude) -- Urtext ♥ → Bach's famous and deeply moving Prelude for cello (Intermediate)!	Cello solo	8	PLAY
Dancla	Study in C Major, Op. 84, No. 3 → A study of bariolage and string crossings (Easy)!	Violin solo	2	PLAY
Dancla	Study in C Major, Op. 84, No. 4 → A study of finger action and string crossings (Easy)!	Violin solo	2	PLAY
Dancla	Study in F Major, Op. 84, No. 13 ♥ → Dancla's study of martelé and staccato bowings (Easy)!	Violin solo	3	PLAY
Dancla	Study in G Major, Op. 84, No. 10 → An excellent study of swift string crossings (Easy)!	Violin solo	3	PLAY
Dancla	Study in G Major, Op. 84, No. 12 → A study of phrasing and martelé (Easy)!	Violin solo	3	PLAY
Dancla	Study in G Major, Op. 84, No. 26 → An excellent study for string crossings, bariolage and finger action (Easy)!	Violin solo	3	PLAY
Wohlfahrt	Study in D Major, Op. 45, No. 14 ♥ → A beautiful study of string crossings and bow division (Easy)!	Violin solo	3	PLAY
Wohlfahrt	Study in D Major, Op. 45, No. 17 ♥ → An excellent study of string crossings by Wohlfahrt for easy violin!	Violin solo	3	PLAY
Wohlfahrt	Study in D Major, Op. 45, No. 25 → A fun study of rapid string crossings by Wohlfahrt (Easy)!	Violin solo	3	PLAY
Wohlfahrt	Study in D Major, Op. 45, No. 41 → Slurred arpeggios over the four strings (Intermediate)!	Violin solo	5	PLAY
Wohlfahrt	Study in D Major, Op. 45, No. 9 ♥ → An easy study of whole bow slurs by Wohlfahrt!	Violin solo	2	PLAY
Wohlfahrt	Study in G Major, Op. 45, No. 27 ♥ → An excellent study for string crossings and martelé by Wohlfahrt (Intermediate)!	Violin solo	4	PLAY
Wohlfahrt	Study in G Major, Op. 45, No. 50 ♥ → A study of bariolage and string crossings (Intermediate)!	Violin solo	6	PLAY
Wohlfahrt	Study Op. 45, No. 17 ♥ → An excellent study of détaché and bow division (Intermediate)!	Viola solo	4	PLAY
Wohlfahrt	Study Op. 45, No. 50 ♥ → A study of bariolage and string crossings (Intermediate)!	Viola solo	6	PLAY
Wohlfahrt	Study Op. 45, No. 9 ♥ → A study of legato passages by Wohlfahrt (Easy)!	Viola solo	3	PLAY

String crossings

General remarks on String crossings

Sheet music for practicing String crossings