Cellone

Cellone
Classification

Bowed string instrument
Related instruments

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A cellone is a large cello invented in 1882 by the German luthier Alfred Stelzner. It is held like a cello but tuned to E A D G, a fourth below the cello and two octaves below the violin. Its music is written in the bass clef. Its body length and its breadth slightly exceeds those of a normal cello, but it sounds much deeper than a normal cello.[1][2]

It is rarely used by composers. One of the few works where it is used is the Sextet in D Major for Two Violins, Viola, Violotta, Cello, and Cellone, Op. 68, by Arnold Krug.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dr. Alfred Stelzner: Pioneer in Violin Acoustics". Draeseke.org. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  2. ↑ "Bassetto historisch - Cellone und Sous-Basse". Silvio Dalla Torre. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  3. ↑ "AK Coburg Recordings - Music of Draeseke - release DR 0010". Draeseke.org. Retrieved 2014-01-18.

Discography

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