Cello

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History of the cello

The earliest known cello was made in Italy. At first called violin/Viola de gamba, it literally meant either "little violone" or "small double bass". Through its development the Viola/Violin Degamba was a fretted instrument that could have 5 or 6 strings. Other non fretted varieties did exist but were generally considered to be of the basso variety and not a predecessor of the cello.

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Violin/Viola de gamba - Violone - Double bass - Viola/Violin Degamba - Western - 1500s - String quartet

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However, the cellos developed in the 16th century were bigger than today's instruments. Luthiers first began to make smaller cellos in the 1690s, though they did not become widely accepted until the mid-1700s.

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Century - Luthiers - 1690 - 1700 - Tone

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Twentieth century - Violin

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