The cello is a relatively large instrument \u2013 one might even think of it as a massive violin \u2013 but did you know that the cello isn\u2019t even its full name? The word \u2018cello\u2019 is merely an abbreviation of the word \u2018violoncello\u2019. If you don\u2019t speak Italian then at a stretch, you might think the name means \u2018violin cello\u2019 but you\u2019d be wrong.<\/p>\n
When translated literally, it means \u2018little big viola\u2019. The cello is in fact a small version of another instrument, which is known as a violone. If you\u2019ve never heard one of those then you\u2019re not alone; only a few players around the world specialise in this instrument and the closest you\u2019re going to get hear one in an ordinary setting is by listening to a double bass (which combines features of both the viola and the violin families).<\/p>\n
Not only is the cello a small version of the violone, but a violone is also a large type of viola. Hence \u2018little big viola\u2019. We admit they could have just gone with \u2018small violone\u2019 but where\u2019s the fun in that? With the \u2018violoncello\u2019 all too often truncated down to \u2018cello\u2019 in modern times, the name of the instrument often had an apostrophe sitting in front of the \u2018c\u2019. This abbreviation has fallen by the wayside in recent years \u2013 much like the Waterstones apostrophe \u2013 and as such, we\u2019re left with the cello being called the cello!<\/p>\n
Apart from all this, we know that a Cello has the most amazing sound and if you were to hire this amazing instrument for your private event or corporate party<\/a>, we are sure that your guests will no doubt think this wonderful entertainment!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The cello is a relatively large instrument \u2013 one might even think of it as a massive violin \u2013 but did you know that the cello isn\u2019t even its full name? The word \u2018cello\u2019 is merely an abbreviation of the … Continue reading