The cello, otherwise known as a violoncello, is a bowed instrument with four strings. It's a close cousin of the violin, viola, and double bass. The cello can be played as a solo instrument, as well ...

Strings for the Adès were divided left and right into two violin-viola-cello-and-bass ensembles ... sweetly soaring lines on ...

The double bass's proportions are dissimilar to those of the violin and cello; for example, it is deeper (the distance from front to back is proportionally much greater than the violin). Range The ...