violoncello
Americannoun
plural
violoncellosnoun
Other Word Forms
- violoncellist noun
Etymology
Origin of violoncello
1715–25; < Italian, equivalent to violon ( e ) violone + -cello diminutive suffix
Example Sentences
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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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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 Graeme, Elliott
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