Cello
The cello, or
violonecello, came into existence by 1529, but only had 3
strings. Domenico Gabrieli wrote the first solos for the cello
about 1675, and a cello maker in Bologna, Giovanni Battista degli
Antoni, contributed some nore in 1687. Its first concertos were
by Jaccini in 1701.
With 3 and a half
octaves as well as a rich, sonorous tone, the cello features in
many orchestral works like Rossini's William Tell Overture
and Saint-Saen's The Elephant. With a technique known as
the pizzicato glissando (the string is plucked with the right
hand while the left finger slides up or down the string), the
cello can imitate the guitar.
Midi: Saint-Saen's The Swan
The
cello is like a beautiful woman who has not grown older, but
younger with time, more slender, more supple, more graceful. --
Pablo Casals
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