cello
Seated string instrument
A cello is a large stringed instrument of the violin family, played upright between the knees while seated.
Its deep, resonant tone sits between the viola and double bass in pitch.
The word is short for violoncello: She's been playing cello since age eight.
A cellist is one who plays it.
Respectful forward inclination
- stringsThin flexible lines
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- fingerboardString instrument's pitch surface
- scrollWound document of parchment
tailpiece · pegbox · soundpost · f-holes · neck · body · bout · ribs
German composer surname
- DvořákCzech Romantic composer
- BeethovenGerman classical music giant
- BrahmsRomantic German composer
- SchumannNineteenth-century German composer
Elgar · Haydn · Yo-Yo Ma · concerto · sonata · suite · prelude · fugue
Bending forward in deference
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
- vibratoOscillating pitch effect
- pizzicatoString-plucking technique
- arcoPlay with bow
spiccato · legato · staccato · tremolo · glissando · portamento · double stop · harmonics
Extended composition for orchestra
- conductorOne who directs musicians
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- philharmonicLarge orchestra organization
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
quartet · trio · section · principal · score · rehearsal · performance · pit
bow
Respectful forward inclination
- stringsThin flexible lines
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- fingerboardString instrument's pitch surface
scroll · tailpiece · pegbox · soundpost · f-holes · neck · body · bout · ribs · purfling
Bach
German composer surname
Elgar · Haydn · Schumann · Yo-Yo Ma · concerto · sonata · suite · prelude · fugue · nocturne
bowing
Bending forward in deference
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
- vibratoOscillating pitch effect
- pizzicatoString-plucking technique
arco · spiccato · legato · staccato · tremolo · glissando · portamento · double stop · harmonics · shifting
symphony
Extended composition for orchestra
- conductorOne who directs musicians
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- philharmonicLarge orchestra organization
chamber · quartet · trio · section · principal · score · rehearsal · performance · pit · seating
resonant
Deeply vibrating with sound
warm · mellow · lyrical · singing · expressive · soulful · melancholic · plaintive · sustain · timbre
mahogany
Reddish-brown tropical lumber
amber · caramel · honey · tawny · sienna · umber · cognac · burnt orange · golden brown · reddish-brown
- musicmusic, song, songs, singing, singer
- classical musicBach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms
- orchestraorchestra, symphony orchestra, philharmonic, strings, string orchestra
- instrumentsguitar, guitars, piano, pianos, drum
- music gearguitar, amplifiers, piano, amps, keyboard
- stringed instrumentsguitar, lyre, lute, mandolin, harp
celloviolin
Bowed string instrument
double bass · contrabass · soprano · fiddle · viola
- cellophane noodlesTranslucent starch strands
- cellophane tapeTransparent adhesive film strip
- cello stringsTensioned fibers producing orchestral bass
- cellophane wrapTransparent food covering material
- cello playerOne performing on bass-range strings
- cello suiteComposition for bass violin