violoncello
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violoncellos
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Origin of violoncello
1715–25; < Italian, equivalent to violon ( e ) violone + -cello diminutive suffix
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Jacobsen's three comrades—Marie Roemaet-Rosanoff, violoncello; Paul Bernard, second violin; Louis Kaufman, viola—are of U. S. birth.
From Time Magazine Archive
And then there's the all-female violoncello quartet known collectively as Cello.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is a member of the viol family, lying midway between the violin and the violoncello.
From Time Magazine Archive
It does not have the alternate darkness and brightness of the violin or the alternate bass strength and majesty and tenor fervor of the violoncello, but preserves a characteristic romantic melancholy throughout.
From Time Magazine Archive
Three Trios for violin, viola, and violoncello, in G Major, D major, and C minor; ded. to the Count von Browne; pub.
From Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) by Elliott Graeme
He made over 1,000 violins, violas and violoncellos, and was commissioned by King James II and King Charles III of Spain, before his death in 1737.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2021
For the proper performance of the Symphonies we must have at least four violins, four second, four first, two double basses, two violoncellos.
From Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 2 by Ludwig Nohl
His violins are light, and sonorous; his violoncellos provoke the virtuoso and enchant the ear almost as much as the eye.
From The Standard Galleries - Holland by Esther Singleton
He made a few violoncellos which are highly prized, their tone being extremely rich and powerful.
From Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. by J. H. (Joseph Henry) Pearce
In this respect the attempts at reform were always insufficient; and our celebrated German orchestras remained far behind those of France in the power and capacity of the violins, and particularly of the violoncellos.
From On Conducting (Üeber Das Dirigiren) : a Treatise on Style in the Execution of Classical Music, by Edward Dannreuther
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