The cello The cello is a string instrument that belongs to the violin family. The cello has existed for a long time and it was created from the bass violin, an instrument from the string family also. Around the 16th century the italians made the cello popular in northern europe even though the bass violin was still used for a few more decades in France, a lot of the cellos that were made in the past were made from bass violins and cut down to make a cello, the size that most of the cellos are today was created in about 1750. The first recorded cello was a fresco in 1535-1536 by Gaudenzio Fenali in Sorrento, Italy. The cello was invented by Andrea Amati from Italy, in the early sixteenth century, to the cello's growth and change over the half …show more content…
On a cello, those objects are the strings only not like other instruments that have more than one element creating sound. The four strings of the cello make sound by being stretched, just like a rubber band will make a squinkie sound when you stretch it between your fingers and pull it. Each string has a different pitch or sound because of its its thickness and placement amongst the cello, with thicker strings you play lower notes because larger objects will not vibrate as quickly and will not let the sound travel as quick and as louder as thinner objects or thinner strings. The player can change the pitches when playing the cello by pressing down the strings against the fingerboard or wood, which will make the string shorter because you are not letting the vibration continue when you place your finger. The most basic playing technique for the cello is moving the strings like anyone will do and it seems easy but it really is not that easy for everyone. This technique is known as "pizzicato" and produces short and fine notes. To produce longer notes, a cello player must use a bow that is a special element to play the cello. The sound of the vibrating strings rotate through the body of the cello. The body is wood and specially carved for the best acoustic echo that it creates. As the wood of the cello gets old, its acoustics or sounds will