0 present participle of bow
1 to bend your head or body forward, especially as a way of showing someone respect or expressing thanks to people who have watched you perform:
They bowed deferentially as she came into the room.
The Princess, visibly moved, kept her head bowed during the ceremony.
They had to bow to the Prince.
She bowed down before the King.
Probably unknown to the arrangers, adjustments in subtle nuances (bowing, articulation, timbre) appropriate for string writing were made by the veteran string musicians.
Bowing to tradition and engaging in ' historical reconstruction' creates nothing but deadly theatre.
This enabled a greater freedom in their playing, particularly in the bowing.
