Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at violoncello.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Violoncello.

Examples

  • I wish to God I could find him one, but as I have now found it too late to insert an advertisement in the poems, and have sung Rover accompanied with a Violin and Violoncello, the latter by a practicioner in the

    Letter 88 2009

  • This program was pure musical luxury, featuring live chamber works by Beethoven, Schumann and, in the intriguing "Empire Garden," Charles Ives's Trio for Violin, Violoncello and Piano.

    Best of 2010: Dance Sarah Kaufman 2010

  • Walter sees them sometimes — Florence too — and the pleasant house resounds with profound duets arranged for the Piano – Forte and Violoncello, and with the labours of Harmonious Blacksmiths.

    Dombey and Son 2007

  • There were a few Stradivari instruments in England when Amati was the favourite maker, and their value at that period may be estimated, if it be true that Cervetto, the father of the famous Violoncellist, was unable to dispose of a Stradivari Violoncello for five pounds -- a circumstance which shows how blind our forefathers were to the merits of the greatest maker the world has had.

    The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators George Hart

  • I saw the Spanish Bass in Paris twenty-five years ago, and you can see it any day this month you like, for it is the identical Violoncello now on show at

    The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators George Hart

  • Under this head are grouped the stops which imitate the tones of such stringed instruments as the Viola, the Violoncello, the Double Bass, and more especially the old form of Violoncello, called the Viol di

    The Recent Revolution in Organ Building Being an Account of Modern Developments George Laing Miller

  • He plays the Fiddle well, the Harpsichord well, the Violoncello well.

    The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators George Hart

  • Reaching home with his charge, Mr. Hart was in the act of removing the accumulated dirt of many a hard day's work from the Violoncello, when

    The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators George Hart

  • A Violoncello by Nicholas Amati, with case and bow, 17 pounds 17s. 0d.; "and further on --" 5th July,

    The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators George Hart

  • The price was agreed upon, and the Violoncello thus passed from the most humble to the most exalted player in _one_ day.

    The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators George Hart

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.