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Cello

The violoncello (/ˌvaɪələnˈtʃɛloʊ/ VY-ə-lən-CHEL-oh, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Italian pronunciation: [vjolonˈtʃɛllo]), commonly abbreviated as cello (/ˈtʃɛloʊ/ ⓘ CHEL-oh), is a…

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Developed
c. 1660 from bass violin
Hornbostel–Sachs classification
321.322-71 (Composite chordophone sounded by a bow)
Other names
Violoncello

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related to Solo · 52
Cello → Aldo Parisot, Among, Arnold, Bach, Barber, Beethoven's Triple Concerto, Berio, Bloch's Schelomo, Boccherini, Brahms' Double Concerto, Britten's Cello Symphony, Bruch's Kol Nidrei, Don Quixote, Dutilleux's Tout, Dvořák, Elgar, Gaspar Cassadó, Glass, Gregor Piatigorsky, Haydn
related to Works · 43
Cello → Abaco, Among, Anh, Anhang, Antonio Vivaldi, As, Barbara Strozzi, Baroque, Beethoven, Boismortier, Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Capricci, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Cello Concerto, Clarinet, Classical, Concerti, Concertos, Divertimento, Domenico Gabrielli
related to Popular music, jazz, world music and neoclassical · 36
Cello → As You Said, Atom Heart Mother, Avett Brothers, Bang Bang, Bass, Beach Boys, Beatles, Beatlesque, Cher, Cher's, Colosseum II, Cream's Wheels, Down, Eleanor Rigby, Electric Light Orchestra, Fire, Foxtrot, Genesis, Good Vibrations, Hoppy Jones
related to Quartets and other ensembles · 18
Cello → As, Bachianas Brasileiras, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Boulez' Messagesquisse, Fantasia Concertante, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Offenbach's, Other, Overture, Pärt's Fratres, Rossini's William Tell Overture, Tchaikovsky's, The, There, Twelve, Verdi's Nabucco, Villa-Lobos, Zaccharia's
related to Playing technique · 15
Cello → Artificial, For, Glissando, Harmonics, If, In, Italian, Natural, On, Playing, Stopping, The, Then, This, Vibrato
related to Accessories · 14
Cello → Black Hole, Cases, Commonly, Endpin, Fine, It, Metronomes, Mutes, Rock, Rosin, There, They, This, Wolf
related to Physical aspects · 14
Cello → Because, Different, Greek, In, Likewise, Muncaster, Shortening, Since, Some, The, This, Thus, Tightening, When
related to Alternative materials · 12
Cello → Alcoa, Aluminum Company, America, Carbon, Clark, German, In, Josephine, Lier, Luis, Pfretzschner, Yo-Yo Ma
related to Etymology · 11
Cello → By, England, France, In, It, Italian, Medieval Latin, The, Thus, Viol, Violone
related to Further reading · 11
Cello → Cambridge, In Evocative Objects, ISBN, Machover, Mass, MIT Press, My Cello, Sherry, Things We Think With, Tod, Turkle

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instrument strings string violin cellos used bow also sound music viola bridge instruments solo bass two made playing modern fingerboard

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CelloDevelopedc. 1660 from bass violin1.00infobox
CelloHornbostel–Sachs classification321.322-71 (Composite chordophone sounded by a bow)1.00infobox
CelloOther namesVioloncello1.00infobox
Cellois aoctave below the same string on the Violin0.90text
Cellois amember of the traditional string quartet as well as string quintets0.90text
organinstance ofviola da gamba or bassoon as part of the basso continuo group alongside chordal instruments0.80text
harpsichordinstance ofviola da gamba or bassoon as part of the basso continuo group alongside chordal instruments0.80text
luteinstance ofviola da gamba or bassoon as part of the basso continuo group alongside chordal instruments0.80text
or theorboinstance ofviola da gamba or bassoon as part of the basso continuo group alongside chordal instruments0.80text
Il primo libro di madrigaliinstance ofwith pieces0.80text
per 2instance ofwith pieces0.80text
the Beatlesinstance ofartists0.80text

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