violoncello
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Origin of violoncello
1715–25; < Italian, equivalent to violon ( e ) violone + -cello diminutive suffix
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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.
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Jacobsen's three comrades—Marie Roemaet-Rosanoff, violoncello; Paul Bernard, second violin; Louis Kaufman, viola—are of U. S. birth.
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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.
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Trio of his, for the piano-forte, violin, and violoncello, which I thought very beautiful, and is, I understood, to appear shortly in London.
From Life of Beethoven by Schindler, Anton
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
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 Singleton, Esther
His lordship was himself the leader of the band; among the violoncellos were Lord Bellamont, Sir John Dillon, and Dean Burke; among the flutes, Lord Lucan; at the harpsichord, Lady Freke; and so on.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 455 Volume 18, New Series, September 18, 1852 by Chambers, Robert
We are playing the same melody with many more violins, flutes, harps, violoncellos, and bass viols; with electric light, decorations, choirs, beautiful costumes, and with the first singers of their day.
From The Jewish State by Lipsky, Louis
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 Pearce, J. H. (Joseph Henry)
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