cellist
Plays seated, bowing
A cellist is a person who plays the cello, the large stringed instrument held upright between the knees.
The word follows the Italian spelling of cello rather than the anglicized *celloist*: The cellist tuned her instrument before the recital.
Structure spanning an obstacle
- soundpostInternal violin support rod
- tailpieceConcluding addition to text
- pegboxTuning mechanism enclosure
- scrollWound document of parchment
fingerboard · strings · rosin · bow hair · f-holes · purfling · gut strings · steel strings
Respectful forward inclination
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
- vibratoOscillating pitch effect
- pizzicatoString-plucking technique
- glissandoRapid pitch sweep
double stop · harmonics · sul tasto · spiccato · legato · staccato · portamento · shifting
Preeminent contemporary cellist
Solo-and-orchestra composition
- sonataMulti-movement instrumental composition
- suiteConnected hotel rooms
- étudeMusical training composition
- preludeIntroductory piece or event
fugue · nocturne · elegy · rhapsody · variations · cadenza · chamber music · string quartet
One who bows strings
- violistViola performer
- bassistDeep-string instrumentalist
- pianistOne who plays piano
- harpistOne who plucks a lyre's large cousin
guitarist · flutist · oboist · clarinetist · trumpeter · percussionist · organist · soloist
Solo musical performance
- concertLive musical performance
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
stage presence · ensemble · orchestra · conductor · score · sight-reading · memorization · audition
bridge
Structure spanning an obstacle
- soundpostInternal violin support rod
- tailpieceConcluding addition to text
- pegboxTuning mechanism enclosure
scroll · fingerboard · strings · rosin · bow hair · f-holes · purfling · gut strings · steel strings · tuning pegs
bow
Respectful forward inclination
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
- vibratoOscillating pitch effect
- pizzicatoString-plucking technique
glissando · double stop · harmonics · sul tasto · spiccato · legato · staccato · portamento · shifting · intonation
Yo-Yo Ma
Preeminent contemporary cellist
concerto
Solo-and-orchestra composition
- sonataMulti-movement instrumental composition
- suiteConnected hotel rooms
- étudeMusical training composition
prelude · fugue · nocturne · elegy · rhapsody · variations · cadenza · chamber music · string quartet · trio
violinist
One who bows strings
harpist · guitarist · flutist · oboist · clarinetist · trumpeter · percussionist · organist · soloist · accompanist
recital
Solo musical performance
- concertLive musical performance
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- interpretationAssigned meaning
expression · stage presence · ensemble · orchestra · conductor · score · sight-reading · memorization · audition · competition
- entertainerssingers, actor, dancers, actress, musicians
- entertainmentmovie, movies, films, band, television
- classical musicBach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms
- orchestraorchestra, symphony orchestra, philharmonic, strings, string orchestra
- creativesartist, artists, painter, painters, illustrators
- music jobsmusician, singer, composer, songwriter, producer
cellistviolinist
One who bows strings
first violinist · double bassist · bassist · guitarist · harpist