Cellos
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Instrument family | String Instruments |
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Bowed string instrument | |
Violin family | |
Place of origin | Italy |
Invented | About 1660s |
Related instrument | Violins |
Violas | |
Viol | |
Violin family | |
Other names | Violoncello |
Developed | Circa |
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ID | 690825 |
About Cellos
The cello or violoncello is a string instrument. It is played by bowing or plucking its four strings, which are usually tuned in perfect fifths an octave lower than the viola: from low to high, C₂, G₂, D₃ and A₃.