violoncello
Definition of the Italian term violoncello in music:
- cello
- organ string stop usually of 8' pitch designed to imitate the sound of a cello (equivalent to "Cello" in English, "Violoncello" in German, and "Violoncelle" in French)
Language
Italian
Singular
violoncello
Plural
violoncelli
Variant
violoncino
Abbreviation
Vc.
Alt. abbreviations
Vlc.Vcl.VcelloVelloVlloVello.Vcelli (plural)Velli (plural)Vlli (plural)Vcelli. (plural)Velli. (plural)
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include violoncello:
- per violoncello – for cello
- violoncello e basso – cello and double bass
- violoncello elettrico – electric cello
- violoncello obbligato – obligato cello (essential cello part that should n...
- violoncello piccolo – small cello (Baroque string instrument between the...
- violoncello solo – cello solo (passage in which the cello is featured...
Musical examples
Music scores that include violoncello:
- Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto No. 1 (1723) Page 1
- Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 (1893) Page 1
- Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (1901) Page 1
- Gioachino Rossini: The Barber of Seville (1816) Page 1
- Jean Sibelius: Finlandia (1900) Page 1
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (1718) Page 1
- Johannes Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 (1853‑1854) Page 1
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 (1804‑1808) Page 1
- Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 (1874‑1875) Page 1
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 40 (1788) Page 1
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to violoncello: