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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.
4 strings 4 courses. C 2 G 2 D 3 A 3: Erhu-cello, China Same tunings as cello: Gekkin: 4 strings 2 courses. C 3 C 3 G 3 G 3 [*] Gekin Japan * Tuning is not western equal temperament Gekkin: 4 strings 4 courses. A 3 D 4 D 4 D 5: Japanese Yueqin Japan Geyerleier 8 strings 4 courses. Standard/common: E 3 E 2 •B 3 B 2 •E 3 E 3 •B 3 B 3 ...
The cello is steadied on the lower bout between the knees of the seated player, and on the upper bout against the upper chest. The neck of the cello is positioned above the player's left shoulder, while the C-String tuning peg is positioned just behind the left ear. The bow is drawn horizontally across the strings.
The first violins are led by the concertmaster (leader in the UK); each of the other string sections also has a principal player (principal second violin, principal viola, principal cello, and principal bass) who play the orchestral solos for the section, lead entrances and, in some cases, determine the bowings for the section (the ...
They slowly changed the fingering methods of the cello, as there was a perceived notion that using the violin and viola de gamba technique on the cello was detrimental to its style. [3] The bowing technique of placing the fingers on the bow stick above the frog became more widespread as the French valued consistent, beautiful tones above all else.
"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 ...
Cadenzas for two cello concertos in D major and C major by Haydn (1982) Patrick van Deurzen. Monologue (2011) David Diamond. Sonata for Violoncello Alone (1959) Friedhelm Dohl. Fantasie - Kadenz; Klezmeriana for solo cello (1983) Franco Donatoni. Lame (1982) Friedrich Dotzauer. 113 Etudes for Cello; John Downey. Lydian Suite (1975) Zsolt Durkó ...
Vivaldi used the cello as a solo instrument in several compositions, which was a new trend during the period. He composed 27 concertos for cello, string orchestra and basso continuo. [2] Among these cello concertos, RV 531 is the only one for two cellos. [3] Vivaldi composed it possibly in the 1720s in Venice. [4]