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The violoncello (/ ˌ v aɪ ə l ə n ˈ tʃ ɛ l oʊ / VY-ə-lən-CHEL-oh, Italian pronunciation: [vjolonˈtʃɛllo]), [1] normally simply abbreviated as cello (/ ˈ tʃ ɛ l oʊ / CHEL-oh), is a middle pitched bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family.
Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including pitch, duration, dynamics, or articulation of musical notes; tempo, metre, form (e.g., whether sections are repeated), and details about specific playing techniques (e.g., which ...
This is a list of musical instruments, including percussion, wind, stringed, and electronic instruments. Percussion instruments (idiophones, membranophones, struck chordophones, blown percussion instruments)
Concerto-Monologue for cello, seven brass instruments and timpani (1962) Cello Concerto No. 1 (1962) Saga for cello, chorus and orchestra (1963) Concerto-Poem for cello and chamber orchestra (1971) Cello Concerto No. 2 (1972) Erland von Koch. Cello Concerto (1951) Jesper Koch. Cello Concerto Dreamscapes (2007) Raoul Koczalski. Cello Concerto ...
Cello sonata, Op. 27 in B minor (1925; written to be played by any of several instruments) Lera Auerbach. Twenty-Four Preludes for cello and piano opus 47 (1999) Suite for cello and piano opus 47A (1999) Sonata No. 1 for cello and piano opus 69 (2002) (Dedicated to David Finckel and Wu Han) Georges Auric. Imaginées 2 (1970) Vaja Azarashvili
A string orchestra is an orchestra consisting solely of a string section made up of the bowed strings used in Western Classical music. The instruments of such an orchestra are most often the following: the violin, which is divided into first and second violin players (each usually playing different parts), the viola, the cello, and usually, but not always, the double bass.
William Henry Squire, ARCM (8 August 1871 – 17 March 1963) was a British cellist, composer and music professor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He studied cello at the Royal College of Music, and became professor of cello at the Royal College and Guildhall schools of music.
Gideon Freudmann, is a composer, performer and cello innovator coined the term CelloBop to describe his music. His solo performances often include improvisation and the use of technology to sample, loop and layer tracks in real time to create music that is complex, nuanced, creative and compelling.