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As a basso continuo instrument the cello may have been used in works by Francesca Caccini (1587–1641), Barbara Strozzi (1619–1677) with pieces such as Il primo libro di madrigali, per 2–5 voci e basso continuo, op. 1 and Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665–1729), who wrote six sonatas for violin and basso continuo.
The pogo cello, being a homemade folk instrument, has a configuration that is somewhat open to interpretation depending on the individual who creates it. A typical description of the parts that might make a pogo cello are: A broom handle, pole, or a six-foot 2x3 piece of lumber. A spring fastened to the bottom of the wood.
Steven Sharp Nelson grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah, [2] the son of John C. Nelson and Lynne Sanders. [3] His mother was a former professional opera singer, and she died from a brain tumor on May 21, 1999, [4] and his younger sister, Camille Nelson, is a folk musician. [5]
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In cello playing, the bow is much like the breath of a wind instrument player. [ citation needed ] Arguably, it is the major determinant in the expressiveness of the playing. [ citation needed ] The bow arm divides itself into three independent portions: the arm, the forearm, and the hand.
This is a list of folk music traditions, with styles, dances, instruments and other related topics. The term folk music can not be easily defined in a precise manner; it is used with widely varying definitions depending on the author, intended audience and context within a work.
The clavichord is an example of a period instrument. In the historically informed performance movement, musicians perform classical music using restored or replicated versions of the instruments for which it was originally written. Often performances by such musicians are said to be "on authentic instruments".
On percussion instruments, the drum has been turned sideways on the instrument and the string runs across it like the sound-table on a spike lute. The string has been dropped in some cases, the bow stick becoming a drumstick and the instrument now a percussion instrument, called a boomba, stamp fiddle, stumpf fiddle, or pogo cello. [6]