VIOLONCELLO Definition & Meaning

violoncello

[ vee-uh-luhn-chel-oh, vahy- ]

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noun

plural violoncellos.

cello ¹.

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noun

the full name for cello

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Derived Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of violoncello¹

1715–25; < Italian, equivalent to violon ( e ) violone + -cello diminutive suffix

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of violoncello¹

C18: from Italian, from violone + -cello, diminutive suffix

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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.

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Excerpts from recordings of him on the King support this claim from an 1829 auction catalog: “The tone of this violoncello is of extraordinary power and richness.”

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Antonio Stradivari was born in 1644 and made more than 1,000 violins, violas and violoncellos, commissioned by royalty throughout Europe.

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Museum officials even permitted the playing of "The King" violoncello on air, though such special occasions might happen "maybe once every generation," Johnson said.

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Something she had of a young cypress in moonlight, something of a violoncello, with that voice as deep as her eyes.

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