It is often used as rhythmical and harmony instrument. However, many orchestral works feature amazing and virtuosic melody lines for cellos. It is a solo, chamber, and orchestral instrument with an extensive and diverse repertoire across many genres. The Double Bass is even larger than the cello. Players must stand or use a stool to play the instrument. It has the lowest range and used as its name implies -- as a bass instrument.
While often used as a rhythm instrument and plucked in many genres, such as jazz, for percussive effect, it is also a diverse instrument capable of intense virtuosity across the fingerboard and with the bow. However, due to its size, it's limited, and the devilish effects found in the smaller stringed instruments may not occur on the bass. The bass, though, is the heart beat and soul of any orchestral or musical work.
It provides the rhythm and sound needed to make these works complete. Our ears are often waiting for and lingering on especially attractive or powerful bass lines. I can play violin and viola. It really is a beautiful instrument. Hi Hadessah! Thank you for your kind words! How exciting to start learning the cello! Good luck and have fun :. This is a very good article. I know how to play the violin, and now I really want to learn the cello. I am in an orchestra, so I know these instruments pretty well.
Much of the time, you make horrible sounds because the string is not pressed properly. It wouldn't have been impossible but I would never have succeded very well and my teacher told me that persons like me usually suck at the cello better to hear this sonner than later and I know she is honnest and didn't say this meanly.
It is better if you have bigger hands with much extension because the distances between the fingers are very big. It is a joy to play on a good instrument and chaper ones sometimes lead to frustration! So, it is impossible for the average persons to even think of having a good quality cello. Here are the pros and cons seen by a violinist. I love the cello though and find its sound beautiful! My mom quited I had calluses from violin but her nothing and it really was more of a physical torture for her than pleasure!
And I think I'm going musically insane. I was up til 12 30 last night transcribing the Bach two part inventions so that they're sort of playable on violin. And I'm proud of myself because I learned Fur Elise by ear :. At the Christmas party , held in my friend's house , I "met" my friend's cello.
Well , the curiosity beat me and I said that I am not living my friend's house until I am not able to play a real melody maybe a short piece on the cello. The position seemed uncomfortable at the beginning , and I wasn't even able to make a straight line with the bow on the strings , and to not make an ugly sound :D. But then , I got back to the instrument a couple of times that evening , and each time it was better. I had to adapt to a different kind of vibrato if on the violin you vibrate forward-backward, on the cello you vibrate side-ways.
I only came to the instrument about 5 times , and I didn't spend too much time on it , but at the end of the evening I was excited to play "Ave Maria" on the cello in front of the guests. It was really a nice experience , and now I am thinking about renting a cello, not for smth else but for my personal enjoyment , when I have time left from the violin.
So , my conclusion is : it is not that hard after all for a violinist to play the cello. There are of course some big differences , but I noticed the instruments have a couple of common principles as well.
So , than , if you really want to learn it , go ahead and do it! It is a wonderful instrument! It didn't hurt my violin playing; actually, I think it added strength to my left hand and finally made it possible for me to play tenths with greater ease on the cello you cannot avoid extended hand positions for long, and it teaches you to open your hand up rather than painfully contort your fingers to reach. The weird thing to get used to is that everything is mirror-image.
You also have to be careful not to strain your back. But it's a real kick having a big, rumbling C string! It affects my family directly as my father is a financial advisor Years ago that was the job to have if you wanted to make it big but now it's the job that you're screwed if you have.
I just read this post. My humble advise would be to always learn what you can and are able to. Both the viola and cello are simply relative to what you are already doing. Simply apply your talent to them and you will not only increase your "marketablity" in the business, but be diverse in your art. The advantages of the viola are that the instrument is in demand and you would probably not have much trouble in the transition from the violin.
The cello would come in very handy when it comes to being able to give a good continuo part in Baroque music. I often find that some 'cellists are great when they are performing solo work for thier instrument, but are lost when it comes to renderning a good backup continuo with a harpsichordist, and are few in number when it comes down to the proper performance of the job.
Don't be discouraged by the fact that a 'cello is out of the question right now simply because of price. Just make sure that they offer a return policy if you don't like the instrument. They are not "master instruments", but will do the job, and that is they will at least allow you to begin learning the instrument, which is a good start.
Once you have mastered the instrument, and I know you will, move up to a better one when money is better.
Don't wait too long, as time will have passed where it could have been used to improve yourself and your talent. You will find that it is a decision that will help you in the future.
You have the desire and the time, and your young enough to literally master the instrument if you really work at it. NOthing is impossible once you set your mind to it. If you find an inferior instrument, simply have a luthier make sure it is set up properly and it should be fine.
Check out rental options at a violin store or keep a keen eye open for ads from people selling used instruments. You would be amazed of the quality instruments that are available, it just takes a bit of detective work to find them. The current economy seems to work in a way both in good ways for some and bad for others where unbelievable bargains can be found because people need money.
Sadly, people are being forced to sell many things at a sacrifice in order to make ends meet. I hope this encourages you to not limit your talent. And the musical world needs more accomplished Baroque continuo players! It depends on the area of course, but there are so few violists to go around, and so many more violinists. If you are interested in private teaching, I find it very useful having gotten a background in all 3 to some extent. I can instruct through Suzuki bk. This allows me to fulfill several niches for my community.
Forcing myself to learn and relearn, if I've taken a break for too long alto clef makes me a very valuable clinician as well. Let me also add that viola for me only reinforced certain things on violin-- if not expanded them, or made them easier. Bow control, left hand technique, all these things are similar enough to really enhance each other.
Being an accomplished violinist, once I was acclimated to the viola size, I was a big hit with the viola professor, who still insists I reconsider a life in the viola world. I really must support the motion for piano, too.
If you were to seriously go after piano, as I am considering doing, you would be such a huge help to your students as far as accompaniment in lessons goes.
I include myself when I say how valuable playing with the orchestra part or piano accompaniment is when preparing any piece that requires such. From a cello-playing violist: If you are serious about a musical career and want a second instrument, go with either viola or piano. Either of these two instruments will help you in music school, even if you only "dabble" on occasion.
Being able to play both violin and viola will make you more flexible in orchestra and chamber settings. I took lessons on it for about a year, and haven't really played it much since then. However, it did strengthen my 4th finger, helped with my vibrato, got me over my fear of higher positions, and I learned to read bass clef. As I mentioned earlier, I won't be adding a new instrument anytime soon or at least till financial situations clear up Shar Music.
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Music students and their families can do a number of things to help them in their decision between the violin or cello. What are your thoughts on whether the violin or cello is a better instrument?
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Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Blog Menu. That's actually not far off the truth at least until the midth century. Some of the great composers prior to that, though, enjoyed playing it Mozart, Beethoven, maybe Bach? But seriously, dscid is right. It's a question of timbre and register. For example, if you played the same melody on the A string of a violin or the A string of a viola, the version on the viola would sound more "intense.
Violas are there for the people not good enough to play anything else. It's like the learning disabilities section of the orchestra, affirmative action and such. I'm slightly offended by this statement. First of all, it implies that the viola is the easiest instrument to play in the orchestra, which is decidedly not true. It is true that in the past, the viola was considered a second class instrument, mostly played by bad violinists. Of course, they were even worse at playing the viola.
Indeed, the parts written for the viola mostly harmony parts with little interest. Later on, however, composers started to recognize the viola's unique sound and started to give it more to do in the orchestra. Composers such as Beethoven, Mozart, and Dvorak started to change the viola's role in the ensemble. Beethoven and Dvorak were themselves viola players.
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