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In 1996 Bosanquet published "The Secret Life of Cello Strings: Harmonics for Cellists", a method book designed to aid cellists in playing harmonics. [5] In the introduction, Bosanquet stated that she was intrigued by the appearance of harmonics in places such as “the ethereal notes at the end of Bruch’s Kol Nidrei, the bell-like pentatonic notes in Dvorak’s Cello Concerto, the ...
The size of a string section may be expressed with a formula of the type (for example) 10–10–8–10–6, designating the number of first violins, second violins, violas, cellos, and basses. The numbers can vary widely: Wagner in Die Walküre specifies 16–16–12–12–8; [ 5 ] the band orchestra in Darius Milhaud 's La création du monde ...
The halldorophone (/ ˈ h æ l d ɔːr ɔː f oʊ n /; also known as the dorophone, and dórófónn in Icelandic) is a cello-like electronic instrument created by artist and designer Halldór Úlfarsson. [2] The halldorophone is designed specifically to feedback the strings, [3] [4] [5] making use of the phenomena of positive feedback to
The cello (/ˈtʃɛloʊ/ chel-oh; plural cellos or celli) is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
On a guitar, for example, the same pitch can be played on a heavier, over-wound string, rather than a plain single-wire string (solid wire string). The note played on the heavier string will sound significantly different from one played on a single wire string, so playing the same pitch on differently made strings in short succession can ...
The gehu (革胡; pinyin: géhú) is a Chinese instrument developed in the 20th century by the Chinese musician Yang Yusen (杨雨森, 1926–1980).It is a fusion of the Chinese huqin family and the cello, essentially an erhu cello or Chinese cello.
L'estro armonico is a set of 12 concertos for string instruments. In the 1711 first publication each concerto was printed in eight parts: [1] [2] Four violin parts; Two viola parts; Cello; Continuo, printed as a figured bass for violone and harpsichord. The concertos belong to the concerto a 7 format, that is: for each concerto there are seven ...
"Air Baskyrs, Op. 8" for cello and string orchestra "Entreaty / Supplication / Bitte" for cello and orchestra (also a version for cello and strings, also a version for cello and quartet) "Tema e Variazioni" for cello and string orchestra; Walter Piston. Variations for cello and orchestra (1966) David Popper. Im Walde Suite; Gavotte No. 2 in D ...