txtDefinition=A {\uldb string}{\v 97871} technique in which the {\uldb bow}{\v 21373} passes over two (double stop), three (triple stop), or four (quadruple stop) strings at once, requiring the player to {\uldb \'93stop\'94}{\v 155098} two or more strings at the same time. Mozart employs multiple stops infrequently in his C-{\uldb major}{\v 86320} {\uldb Quartet}{\v 154839}, but always to great dramatic effect.
