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The world of the Cello its music manufacture and players
My mother was a music teacher. I learned the piano from an early age and my second instrument at school was the clarinet.
I always had a secret hankering after learning the cello. For me there is something very special about its pitch and tone. Something romantic and emotive in the pieces have been written for it.
What follows is a lens assembling a wide range of things about this beautiful instrument, the music composed for it and those who play it
Bach Cello Suite No.1
15 Interesting Cello Facts
Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) The Cello Player 1896.Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Philibert Jambe de Fer first mentioned the Cello in 1556
The first maker of Celli was Andrea Amati
Cellists in the Baroque period didn't use a spike they cradled the cello on their ankles
The Cello is pitched an ocatve and a fifth below a violin
Celli originally used gut strings until the mid 1600s when wire wound gut strings arrived
The Cello was developed from an instrument called the Bass Violin
The first solo cello pieces were not written until the 17th century
Domenico Gabrielli is credited with being the first composer for solo cello
A cello normally has a spruce top, with maple for the back, sides, and neck
The sides are made by steaming the wood and bending it
The scroll is a traditional part of the cello
Frances-Marie Uitti invented a 2-bow system: 1 bow above and 1 below the strings
The f-holes allow the cello to produce sound properly
The Soloist
A must see 2009 film. The Soloist is a cello movie that you will really enjoy.
Modern Electric Cello
This amazing design was created by Johnny Lee, Brian Holmes,Adam Leitch, Matt Sahn at the Carnegie Melon School of Computer Science.
The full details of the design of this electronic cello can be found here. Cello Design
Cello
The cello (plural cellos or celli ? the c is , as in the ch in "check", thus "chel-lo") is a bowed string instrument. The word derives from the Italian violoncello. A person who plays a cello is called a cellist. The cello is used as a solo instrument, in chamber music, and as a member of the string section of an orchestra. It is the second largest bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, the double bass being the largest.
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The Cello Suites: J. S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece
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Cello Playing for Music Lovers: A Self-Teaching Method
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I Know a Shy Fellow Who Swallowed a Cello
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Essential Elements 2000 for Strings Plus DVD: Cello (Essential Elements for Strings)
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Suzuki: Cello School, Cello Part (Suzuki Method Core Materials)
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Cello Links
- Cello Troupe Covers Barbie Girl | Groovy Grooves
- A Four Man Cello Troupe covers Barbie Girl by Aqua
- Peter Aitken's Cello Page
- Peter Aitken's  Â
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After many years of listening to and loving cello music I
decided - in my "extremely late forties," as Garrison Keillor puts it - to take
up the instrument. I was fortunate to find a terrific teacher and have been
studying since Fall of 2000. - String Fever
- Vello vid
- The Cello Geek: Free Cello Sheet Music
- Cello fan
- The Classical Cello Mp3 Page -- Classic Cat
- Links to free Classical Cello Music on the internet
- Cello Journey
- Cello Journey is a regular video podcast that features live music played on the cello and some commentary. You can listen to different pieces of music and also see what cello playing is about.
- Study cello online with cello-academy.com!
- cello-academy.com: brandnew concept of demonstrating chosen contents of the art of cello-playing by streaming videos, cello-academy.com: Brandneues Konzept der Demonstration ausgesuchter Inhalte der Kunst des Cellospielens auf Videos
- Cello Suites by Mstislav Rostropovich at jsbach.org
- J.S. Bach: Cello Suites by Mstislav Rostropovich
Cello Blog Posts
- Bearly Rambling: Portland Cello Project
- The 16 classically trained cellists that form The Portland Cello Project have performed in a variety of settings, including punk clubs. Their generous ear for music of all kinds and the ability to draw the deepest emotion (with humor) ...
- My favorite cellist -- Jacqueline Du Pre - Shelley | Learn English ...
- My favorite cellist is Jacqueline Mary du Pré who was from Britan, acknowledged as one of the greatest players of the instrument. [englishcafe]IScsdTB4O0J0AA==[/englishcafe] Did you see the tear in her eye?
- Serendipity: The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
- For the next twenty two days Vedran Smailovic, a local cellist, played music at the site in honour of the dead. The actions of this one person inspired the novel and Galloway wrote fictional accounts of three different people's lives ...
- Trudeau on Shreveport, a Honey Island Swamp of arts and crafts ...
- This week, from the AT&T Performing Arts Center's Winspear Opera House in Dallas, Texas, one of the performers is cellist John-Henry Crawford, 16, from Shreveport, LA. He performs III. Allegro commodo from Sonata No. ...
Cellist Link List
- Yo Yo Ma
- Home page
- V i k t o r U z u r violoncello
- Viktor UzurÂ
 - Welcome
- ROBERT BURKHART, cellist  Welcome to my website Here you will find biographies, photos, concert and recital listings, chamber music appearances, CD releases, links to recordings on the web, and more.
An intense cello line, magnetically delivered by Robert Burk - Anner Bylsma - Listen free at Last.fm
- Listen free to Anner Bylsma (Cello Concerto No. 10 in D major, G 483/Andante lentarello, Cello Concerto No. 10 in D major, G 483/Allegro maestoso and more). Anner Bylsma (born Anner Bijlsma February 17, 1934, The Hague) is a Dutch cellist who plays on both modern and authentic baroque style instruments
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- Mea Cellist/Singer and Songwriter - These songs are the soundtrack for a life full of twists and tumbles
- Jami Sieber: enchanting cello compositions
- Search: Part of these collections: Cello, Ethereal.Customers who bought Jami Sieber also bought: Shira Kammen, American Bach Soloists, Cheryl Ann Fulton, Rob Costlow, Chris Harvey, Altri Stromenti, Falling You, Ambient Teknology, Lara St John,
- Wikipedia List of Cellists
- Full list of famous cellists
- Julian Lloyd Webber - Official Website
- The Official website of Julian Lloyd Webber, one of the world's leading cellists
Stephen Aveling-Rowe's Christmas Cello Concert
Enjoy this young man's talent. Steven Aveling-Rowe
Julian Lloyd Webber
Julian Lloyd Webber (born 14 April 1951) is one of the world's most renowned solo cellists.
Julian Lloyd Webber YouTube vids
Julian Lloyd Webber plays Bach's Air on the G String
Julian Lloyd Webber plays Bach's famous Air on the G string with pianist Rebecca Woolcock.
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Pablo Casals
Casals was an ardent supporter of the Spanish Republican government. After its defeat in 1939, Casals vowed not to return to Spain until democracy had been restored, although he did not live to see the end of the Franco dictatorial regime.
Pablo Casals Stuff on Amazon
The Cello Suites: J. S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece
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Joys and Sorrows
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Pablo Casals
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Pablo Casals : A Biography
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Pablo Casals: Cellist of Conscience (People of Distinction Series)
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Pablo Casals Plays
Pablo Casals plays BACH - Suite no 1 for Cello - part 1
rare and filmed in 1954 in the Abbaye Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa - i hope i can make some cello lovers happy with this "document"
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Jacqueline du Pre
Jacqueline Mary du Pré OBE (26 January 194519 October 1987) was a British cellist, acknowledged as one of the greatest players of the instrument. She is particularly associated with Elgar's Cello Concerto in E Minor; her interpretation of that work has been described as "definitive" and "legendary". Her career was cut short by multiple sclerosis, which forced her to cease performing at the age of 28, and led to her premature death. Following her death, her older sister Hilary du Pré and younger brother Piers wrote a book about their family life, A Genius in the Family. It was the basis for the movie Hilary and Jackie, and both aroused fierce controversy.
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Jacqueline Du Pre: Impressions (2nd Revised Edition)
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Jacqueline du Pré: A Biography
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Jacqueline Du Pre: Her Life, Her Music, Her Legend
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Jacqueline Du Pre
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Jacqueline du Pre: A Biography.
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Cello Music on Amazon
Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007/Prélude (Instrumental)
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Bach: Unaccompanied Cello Suites [Great Performances]
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100 Best Cello
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Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007/Prélude (Instrumental)
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Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007/Prélude (Instrumental)
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The Highly Popular Yo Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma () (born October 7, 1955) is a French-born American cello master, virtuoso, orchestral composer and winner of multiple Grammy Awards. He is one of the most revered cellists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
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Songs of Joy & Peace
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The Wexford Carol
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Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007/Prélude (Instrumental)
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Inspired By Bach: The Cello Suites
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My Favorite Things
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- reasonablerobinson reasonablerobinson Nov 2, 2009 @ 1:55 am | in reply to merilyn
- Thanks for your message Merilyn. I hope people follow your link http://bit.ly/wigzf, I have lensrolled your Suzuki Practice method lens and will feature Steven's site in a module on this lens too.
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- merilyn merilyn Nov 1, 2009 @ 9:43 pm
- Thanks - I'll suggest our 11 year old young cellist read this. He'll be fascinated. Thanks for all the wonderful links to check out.
You may meet us at http://bit.ly/wigzf
He played away yesterday for ages and with a glow on his face said, I just love cello!
So do we.
And obviously you!
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