CELLO | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of cello in English cellonoun [ C or U ] (also 'cello plural 'cellos) uk /ˈtʃel.əʊ/ us /ˈtʃel.oʊ/ plural cellos (also formal violoncello plural violoncellos) Add to word list Add to word list B2 a wooden musical instrument with four strings, that is held vertically between the legs and is played by moving a bow across the strings: My girlfriend plays the cello. He played cello, guitar, and bass. They will perform "Variations for Violoncello and Orchestra".   kamil/ iStock / Getty Images Plus/GettyImages
  • He played cello as a teen in the school orchestra.
  • My daughter is taking up the cello.
  • Their albums feature instruments from cello and pedal steel guitar to harmonica.
  • They were listening to Jacqueline du Pré's recordings of the Elgar cello concerto.
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  • Besides making violins, this eminent artist also made guitars, lutes, 'cellos and tenors. 
  • He ought to have led an orchestra or played a 'cello. 
  • His wife was a fine pianist, he himself a first-rate performer on the cello. 
  • She has also written pieces for violin, 'cello, voice, and piano. 
  • There were two violins, a concertina, and the 'cello. 
(Definition of cello from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

cello | American Dictionary

cellonoun [ C/U ] us /ˈtʃel·oʊ/ plural cellos Add to word list Add to word list a large, wooden musical instrument with four strings which a player rests on the floor, holding it between the legs while sitting, and plays with a bow (= stick with hairs attached to it), or this type of instrument generally

cellist

noun [ C ] us /ˈtʃel·ɪst/
a cellist with the Chicago Symphony (Definition of cello from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of cello

cello The cello section, however, was reduced to three players. From the Cambridge English Corpus Simone's ensuing aside introduces a new melodic idea, accompanied by cellos, as well as a new dramatic element. From the Cambridge English Corpus The orchestration of the composition is thus an acoustic trio of flute, cello and piano; and a digital trio of virtual flute, cello and piano. From the Cambridge English Corpus Other sounds recorded from the cello and bass are also used to excite the resonators. From the Cambridge English Corpus The canon subject proper runs directly on from this bar, beginning in the cello in bar 12. From the Cambridge English Corpus Here the cello goes through a pulse labyrinth, in which the pulses come in and out of focus. From the Cambridge English Corpus It has, however, the merit of coupling the concerto with the three completed movements of a posthumous cello sonata, composed ten years later. From the Cambridge English Corpus The cello obbligato continued during an extended tuba solo, which led to the work's first tutti: a fanfarish affair again punctuated by timpani. From the Cambridge English Corpus Snowprints for flute, cello, piano, electronics and video explores snow both metaphorically and sonically. From the Cambridge English Corpus Along with violin, cello and double bass, they include two oboes doubling cors anglais. From the Cambridge English Corpus The percussion rhythms migrate into cellos and basses, acquiring pitches. From the Cambridge English Corpus The boy-to-girl ratios for learning viola, cello and double bass were 7:3, 7:3 and 5:1 respectively. From the Cambridge English Corpus Figure 7 shows an example based on cello and bass clarinet original files. From the Cambridge English Corpus Now the bass clarinet follows the cello after only one minim. From the Cambridge English Corpus The remaining players offer sombre chords, which cast occasional shadows across the cello line. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of cello?

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