cello

cello

cello (violoncello) Musical instrument, member of the violin family. It has a soft, mellow tone, one octave below the viola; its strings are tuned to C-G-D-A. It is played with a bow and supported by the knees of a seated player. It was developed in the 16th-century by the Amati family. Among the most celebrated players of the 20th century were Pablo Casals and Jacqueline Du Pré.

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cel·lo / ˈchelō/ • n. (pl. -los) a bass instrument of the violin family, held upright on the floor between the legs of the seated player. DERIVATIVES: cel·list / ˈchelist/ n.

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cello. Short for violoncello. It used to be spelled with a preliminary apostrophe, but cello is now accepted as standard, like piano.

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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "cello." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Cello

Cello A utility that allows a user at a networked workstation to access information on the World Wide Web. See also Mosaic.

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cello

cello or 'cello: see violin .

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cello shortening of VIOLONCELLO. XIX.

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T. F. HOAD. "cello." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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