violoncellist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of violoncellist
First recorded in 1825–35; violoncell(o) + -ist
Example Sentences
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The celebrated violoncellist Piatti plays on an instrument by this maker, and the tone is uncommonly fine and sonorous as all who have heard him know.
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 Pearce, J. H. (Joseph Henry)
The young man was Karl Linders, the violoncellist; the little girl, I supposed, must be his sister.
From The First Violin A Novel by Fothergill, Jessie
The violoncellist also mounted his long-eared beast, and ambled gently off in a third direction midway between the two belligerents.
From Eyes Like the Sea by Jókai, Mór
By the way, that young fellow over there who said that is a violoncellist.
From The Best Short Stories of 1915 And the Yearbook of the American Short Story by O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington)
American début of Pablo Casals, noted violoncellist, at a concert given by Sam Franko in the New Lyceum, New York City.
From Annals of Music in America A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events by Lahee, Henry Charles
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