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VIOLONCELLO (Fr. violoncelle, Ger. Violoncell, Ital. violoncello)

This article appears in Volume V28, Page 108 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: VAN-VIR
VIOLONCELLO (Fr. violoncelle, Ger. Violoncell, Ital. violoncello) , the
bass
  member of the
violin
  family. Although the word
violoncello
  is a diminutive, signifying " small violone," or
double
 
bass
 , the
instrument
  is really a bass
violin
 , formed on a different model from the violone, which has the sloping shoulders and flat back of the viol family, whereas those of the
violoncello
  are rounded as in the violin. The construction of the violoncello is therefore the same as that of the violin (q.v.) but on a much larger scale. It is either held, on
account
  of its size, between the performer's knees, or rests on the
floor
  supported on a foot or spike.


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