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The cello section of the orchestra of the Munich University of Applied Sciences is shown here. Cellos are part of the standard symphony orchestra, which usually includes eight to twelve cellists. The cello section, in standard orchestral seating, is located on stage left (the audience's right) in the front, opposite the first violin section.
Instrument names in the violin family are all derived from the root viola, which is a derivative of the Medieval Latin word vitula (meaning "stringed instrument"). [6] A violin is a "little viola", a violone is a "big viola" or a bass violin , and a violoncello (often abbreviated cello ) is a "small violone" (or literally, a "small big viola").
A coil of catgut cello string. Catgut (also known as gut) is a type of cord [1] that is prepared from the natural fiber found in the walls of animal intestines. [2] Catgut makers usually use sheep or goat intestines, but occasionally use the intestines of cattle, [3] hogs, horses, mules, or donkeys. [4] Despite the name, catgut is not made from ...
Cauliflower (originally cole florye, from Italian cavolfiore meaning 'flowered cabbage' [24] Chianti; Chipolata (from Italian cipolla, meaning 'onion') Ciabatta (whose Italian basic meaning is 'slipper') Coffee (from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahveh, and Arabic qahwah, perhaps from Kaffa region of Ethiopia, a home of the plant) [25]
1 Etymology. 2 People with given name. ... It also sounds like mar 'cello'. People with given name. Marcello Abbado (1926–2020), Italian pianist;
A C-clef on the fourth line of the staff is called tenor clef. It is used for the viola da gamba (rarely, and mostly in German scores; otherwise the alto clef is used) and for upper ranges of bass-clef instruments such as the bassoon, cello, euphonium, double bass, and tenor trombone. Treble clef may also be used for the upper extremes of these ...
The etymology of fiddle is uncertain: it probably derives from the Latin fidula, which is the early word for violin, or it may be natively Germanic. [ 10 ] [ verification needed ] The name appears to be related to Icelandic fiðla and also Old English fiðele . [ 11 ]
The word luthier is originally French and comes from luth, the French word for "lute".The term was originally used for makers of lutes, but it came to be used in French for makers of most bowed and plucked stringed instruments such as members of the violin family (including violas, cellos, and double basses) and guitars.