The flutes and clarinets toss it in a blanket furnished by an interesting passage in the 'cellos and contrabasses.
The andante, in which the 'cellos are very lyrical, is a tender and musing mood.
These opening bars are played soli by 'cellos and double basses, a daring innovation of Beethoven's which caused quite a consternation at first in musical circles.
As an instance of their use may be cited the scene by the Nile at the beginning of the third act of Verdi's Aida, where harmonics are indicated for both 'cellos and double basses.
Used in very expressive passages where the 'cellos have to play on the A or D strings.
This combination seldom arises and is only used when the 'cellos are otherwise employed.
If the F sharp in the double basses were played arco by 'cellos and basses together it would sound clumsy, if it were given to the bassoons a comic effect would be produced, and if played by the brass it would sound rough and coarse, etc.
The 'cellos and double basses are heard more distinctly, and in the majority of cases form the bass in octaves.
The A and D strings on the violin and the D string on the violas and 'cellos are somewhat sweeter and weaker in tone than the others.
Progression in octaves of divided strings of the same kind is generally to be avoided: Violas I 'Cellos I D.
This is a sad, weary strain on 'cellos and basses.
This introduces on the 'cellos and double basses the =Motive of Compact=, a theme expressive of the binding force of law and with the inherent dignity and power of the sense of justice.
On the flowing accompaniment of the 'cellos the motive is carried to the wood-wind.
To tremolo of violas the cellos hold a tenor of descending melody over a rude rumbling phrase of the basses of wood and strings, while the oboe sings in the treble an expressive answer of ascending notes.
Above is the simple melodic trip of clarinet, where a final run is echoed throughout the voices of the wood; a slower moving strain in low cellos suggests the real song that presently begins, while high in the wood the lighter tune continues.
Before the slower verse returns is a long plaint of cellos to softest roll of drums.
Cellos with tremolo violins)] It breaks out later in a verse of exalted beauty and passion.
Allegro non troppo (Bassoons with tremolo cellos and roll of kettle-drums)] trembling low strings, that is taken up as in fugue by successive groups and carried to a height where enters a fierce call of the horns.
As his thoughts turn to his mother the Love-Life motive emerges through the 'cellos and violas and double basses, next in all the strings, and finally horns and bassoons take it over.
The finale opens Allegro giocoso, and after a brief tranquil passage for the divided cellos and basses, gives its light, rondo-like theme.
In the G major Trio that follows, flutes and clarinets join in sustaining a theme over a pastoral-like organ-point in the cellos and double-basses.
His instruments have greater power and intensity of tone, and his tenors and 'cellos are very famous.
Besides making violins, this eminent artist also made guitars, lutes, 'cellos and tenors.
At N the 'cellos continue with phrases from the first theme, the accompaniment being in extended arpeggios against a background of sustained strings (ppp con sordino).
The melody is soon repeated in the dominant key by the violas and then, treated canonically, by the 'cellos and violins.
At the Allegro non troppo after the trill, we find a variant of the first theme for the 'cellos and basses in F-sharp major, e.
After vigorous summons to attention the first theme is given out by the 'cellos and bassoons.
At last they reach the grave in the church-yard, and death claims the lost Lenore ('cellos and bass viols pizzicato).
The 'cellos are sawing away drowsily on their pedal point D (probably in sympathy with Faust), and what sounds like Herr Thomas tuning the orchestra is the lone A of the fifth.
The string writing is of surpassing beauty, whether illustrated by the division of violins in their ethereal range, or by passages assigned to divided violas and 'cellos combined with the harp.
The strings were employed with much skill and variety, as exemplified, for instance, by phrases for violins alone in four parts, or for solo 'cellos in five parts.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "cellos" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
