cellos
Violas' deeper siblings
Cellos is the plural of cello, the large stringed instrument played upright between the knees.
The cello occupies the tenor-to-bass range in the string family, deeper than viola but higher than double bass.
The cellos entered with a rich, sonorous passage.
Thin flexible lines
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- fingerboardString instrument's pitch surface
- f-holesViolin's resonance vents
rosin · tuning pegs · soundpost · scroll · neck · tailpiece · chinrest · spruce
Large instrumental ensemble
- quartetEnsemble of four
- chamber musicSmall-group classical compositions
- sectionDistinct divided part
- principalChief school administrator
tutti · accompaniment · duet · trio · quintet · bass section · string section · pit orchestra
strings
Thin flexible lines
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- fingerboardString instrument's pitch surface
f-holes · rosin · tuning pegs · soundpost · scroll · neck · tailpiece · chinrest · spruce · maple
orchestra
Large instrumental ensemble
- quartetEnsemble of four
- chamber musicSmall-group classical compositions
- sectionDistinct divided part
principal · tutti · accompaniment · duet · trio · quintet · bass section · string section · pit orchestra · symphony
resonance
Amplified oscillation at natural frequency
mellow · rich · sonorous · baritone · sustain · timbre · projection · dark · bright · woody
Yo-Yo Ma
Preeminent contemporary cellist
- MaMillion years ago
- musical instruments art collectionspianos, harps, guitars, lutes, harpsichords
- orchestraorchestra, symphony orchestra, philharmonic, strings, string orchestra
- instrumentsguitar, guitars, piano, pianos, drum
- stringsviolin, guitar, viola, double bass, string section
- chamber orchestrastrings, violins, violas, double basses, concertmaster
- Orchestral Popstring arrangements, baroque pop, orchestration, string section, horn section
cellosviolins
Bowed stringed instruments
violas · piccolos · double basses · contrabasses · flutes
cellosdrums
Struck membrane instruments
percussion · timpani · synthesizers · brass instruments · wind instruments
- 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