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The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings that produces medium-low pitched sounds and belongs to the violin family. It's an important instrument in orchestras and chamber music ensembles because its deep, resonant tones fill a crucial range between the higher-pitched violins and the lowest bass instruments.
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Key facts
- Instrument.name
- Cello
- Instrument.names
- Violoncello
- Instrument.image
- Cello front side.png
- Instrument.image_capt
- Cello, front and side view.
- Instrument.background
- string
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs
- 321.322-71
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs_desc
- Composite chordophone sounded by a bow
- Instrument.developed
- 1660 from bass violin
- Instrument.range
- 130px|center
- Instrument.related
- Violin family (violin, viola) Double bass
- Instrument.sound sample
- thumb|center |Bach, Cello Suite no. 1 in G major
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