cello

Also known as violoncello

strijkinstrument

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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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Wikidata facts

Part of: violin family
Image: Cello front side.png

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Commons category: Cellos
topic's main category: Category:Cellos
Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 321.322-71
Commons gallery: Cello
used by: cellist
practiced by: cellist
language of work or name: Italian
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
P8168: Yvonne Furneaux

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Article · Nederlands

De cello (kort voor violoncello) behoort tot de groep van de strijkinstrumenten. De cello heeft een kenmerkende klank en een bereik van vier, gemiddeld vijf, of soms zelfs zes octaven (ligt aan de grootte van de cello en de lengte van de toets). Kunstschilders hebben de cello vanaf de 17de eeuw regelmatig afgebeeld. Familieportretten met muziekinstrumenten stonden daarbij symbool voor de harmonie die in een familie heerste.

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