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CELLO

Section: Strings
Transposing? No

Construction
Range
Bowing
Plucking
Left Hand
Mute/Harmonics
Chords
Extended
Player's Tips and Tricks

Links

Rhydian Shaxson (Cello, Philharmonia Orchestra)

The cello is more correctly called the violoncello, and it is the tenor voice in the string section. As with the other strings, the cello section is seated two to a desk, and there are normally ten cellos in a symphony orchestra.

Use the links on the left to navigate through the cello pages.
The icon will launch a movie of Rhydian Shaxson explaining a relevant point of cello technique.
The icon will give an audio clip, which will either play automatically or open a new window.
The icon will play an illustrative music example from the Philharmonia's recorded archive.

Be sure to visit the 'player's tips and tricks' section for some very useful advice about aspects of cello writing.