| 单词 | violoncello |
| 例句 | Excerpts from recordings of him on the King support this claim from an 1829 auction catalog: “The tone of this violoncello is of extraordinary power and richness.” The National Music Museum, an Unlikely Eden in South Dakota 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z A fan of stringed instruments would gasp at "The King," the world's oldest known surviving violoncello, which was crafted in 1545 and played by King Charles IX of France in 1562. SD museum with rare instruments seeks $15M revamp 2013-02-17T19:19:09Z Museum officials even permitted the playing of "The King" violoncello on air, though such special occasions might happen "maybe once every generation," Johnson said. SD museum with rare instruments seeks $15M revamp 2013-02-17T19:19:09Z He made over 1,000 violins, violas and violoncellos, and was commissioned by King James II and King Charles III of Spain, before his death in 1737. Paraguay: Police probe Stradivarius violin theft motive in double murder 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Antonio Stradivari was born in 1644 and made more than 1,000 violins, violas and violoncellos, commissioned by royalty throughout Europe. Stolen Stradivarius sells for £1.38m 2013-12-18T20:12:48Z Something she had of a young cypress in moonlight, something of a violoncello, with that voice as deep as her eyes. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z No other instrument has the ecstatic quality; neither the shallow-toned pianoforte, nor the more mellow and sonorous violoncello. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z Trio of his, for the piano-forte, violin, and violoncello, which I thought very beautiful, and is, I understood, to appear shortly in London. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z He learned also to play on the harp, guitar, violin, and violoncello. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z Perhaps the abb� disliked music and hated violoncellos? The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z But iron filings and a violoncello! had not the cur� preached on the very next Sunday on the subject of Satanic miracles? The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z A style ... which will be as rhythmic as verse, as precise as the language of science, which will have undulations, modulations, like those of a violoncello, flashes of fire. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z The band consisted of fifty violins, twelve violas, twelve violoncellos, eleven double basses, twenty-five wind instruments, &c., making a total of 110 instruments, and a grand total of about 230 performers. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z His girl must stop at home and say her prayers for Erin, and he would soothe himself and her by strains on the violoncello. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z She loved music, and considered the violoncello to be the most soul-stirring if sad of instruments. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z The blessed violoncello reposed now in its box, for grunting on it all alone brought melancholy instead of solace to the musician. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z In the distance, a church-yard with a regular dance, in a circle, of men, women, and Deaths, two of the latter sitting on a monument and playing on a violin and violoncello. The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein 2012-02-02T03:04:33.900Z See under -s, adverbial suffix. -celli, -cello, dim., as vermicelli, violoncello. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z He put aside his beloved violoncello, and trotted to Dublin to see Emmett, Russell, Bond. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Pizzicato, pit-si-k�′to, adj. a phrase used in music for the violin or violoncello, to denote that here the strings are to be twitched with the fingers in the manner of a harp or guitar. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z This youth displayed a decided talent for music, coupled with truly admirable execution; and besides the piano, played the organ, the violin, and the violoncello. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z “Violin, tenor, violoncello, double bass, and double drum.” Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z A third, again, went into ecstasies over his interpretation of some famous melody of Mozart's or Schumann's, on the violoncello. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z He locked himself into his bedroom with his child, and droned out, to soothe her, a fantasia on the violoncello. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Trio for violin, viola, and violoncello, in E flat; composed in Bonn in 1792. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z I can receive the Continental Code by wireless, and play on a violoncello. Life's Minor Collisions 2011-11-03T02:00:17.547Z Did they have trios for violin, violoncello, and piano? Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z Lord Melbury, who was himself a tolerable proficient upon the violoncello, was enraptured at this discovery; and Lady Aurora, whose whole soul was music, felt almost dissolved with tender pleasure. The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:27.667Z Alfred Bruneau's musical studies were begun in a brilliant manner at the Paris Conservatoire, where he obtained the first prize for violoncello in 1876. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z Serenade for violin, viola, and violoncello, in D major; pub. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z The father played the violoncello, Franz the viola, and the others the first and second violins. Stories of Great Musicians 2011-09-10T02:00:28.157Z His violins are light, and sonorous; his violoncellos provoke the virtuoso and enchant the ear almost as much as the eye. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z As a small violoncello the tone is also very good. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z He indulged his taste for music by learning to play the viol-di-gamba, the harp, the hautboy, the violoncello. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z Twelve Variations for piano and violoncello, in G major; Theme: "See, the Conquering Hero comes!" pub. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z With four first violins, four second violins, two violoncellos, and the piano we should have quite a jolly band. The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life 2011-08-24T02:00:19.813Z We mustered a small orchestra, consisting of two flutes, two cornets, two violins, one viola, one violoncello, a drum, a clarionet, and the triangle above mentioned. Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse 2011-07-20T02:00:16.323Z Mr. Perkins had a violoncello of this make, which was originally sold as a Joseph Guarnerius, and was said in the catalogue to be uncommonly fine and handsome. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z He made over 1,000 violins, violas and violoncellos, and was commissioned by King James II of England and King Charles III of Spain. What makes the Strad so special? 2011-06-21T15:26:25Z Three Trios for pianoforte, violin, and violoncello, in E flat, G major, and C minor; ded. to Prince Lichnowski; composed 1791-92. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z They were a decidedly musical family: Rhoda and Rodney both played the piano well, and the Vicar himself had considerable skill on the violoncello. The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life 2011-08-24T02:00:19.813Z The flutes were not friendly, and the violoncello was crabbed and unpleasant, but those cornets were insufferable. Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse 2011-07-20T02:00:16.323Z He made a few violoncellos which are highly prized, their tone being extremely rich and powerful. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z Why does the fat man with the violoncello always saw upon two strings, and leave the two in the middle to such a contemptuous silence and exile? The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z Two Sonatas for piano and violoncello, in F major and G minor; ded. to Frederic William II. of Prussia; composed in Berlin in 1796. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z She seated herself in an arm-chair, and for some minutes there was dead silence, broken only by the ticking of the clock and the rasping notes of Mr. Hardcastle's violoncello. The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life 2011-08-24T02:00:19.813Z I therefore added to the regular ensemble a sixth group, which was to be of second violoncellos. An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z The scrolls are larger than those of Amati but of the same type, There are many splendid violoncellos of these makers and a few tenors. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z Then he showed him a violin and violoncello as models of his manufacture, and asked him if he could make instruments like those. George Gem?nder's Progress in Violin Making With Interesting Facts Concerning the Art and Its Critics in General 2011-05-20T02:00:32.993Z Three Trios for violin, viola, and violoncello, in G Major, D major, and C minor; ded. to the Count von Browne; pub. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z She could hear the applause at the conclusion of the overture, and the duet for violin and violoncello which followed. The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life 2011-08-24T02:00:19.813Z His ensemble had consisted of sixteen first and fourteen second violins, ten violas, four first and four second violoncellos, and six double basses. An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z He made also a few violoncellos with similar characteristics. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z A great many so-called Italian violins and violoncellos came in this way to America, and the owners are happy in the imaginary possession of an Italian instrument. George Gem?nder's Progress in Violin Making With Interesting Facts Concerning the Art and Its Critics in General 2011-05-20T02:00:32.993Z Six Quartets for two violins, viola, and violoncello, in F major, G major, D major, C minor, A major, and B flat major; ded. to Prince Lobkowitz; pub. 1800-1801. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z Her father, an amiable Oldchester clergyman, rector of the church in which Mr. Sebastian Bach Simpson was organist, was considered the best amateur violoncello player in the Midland Counties. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z The new arrangement was eight first and eight second violins, six violas, four first and four second violoncellos, and four double basses. An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z Notwithstanding, they are still favourites in the country; the editor knows two of his violoncellos which have been respectively sold for £30 and £40 within a few years. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z I really cannot tell whether old P�re Rousseau played upon his violoncello well or ill; what I do clearly remember is that my brother was not proficient on the instrument. Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music 2011-04-12T02:00:25.667Z Triple Concerto for piano, violin, and violoncello, with orchestra, in C major; composed 1804-5. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z The French and Italian masters went on as before, and Richard took lessons in singing and on the violoncello, for both of which he had early disclosed an aptitude. The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India 2011-04-11T02:00:13.067Z Two violins, viola, and viol-da-gamba are discovered playing the music of "O mistress mine" on the stage; and if it is impossible to obtain a viol-da-gamba, the composer allows one to use a violoncello. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z Lindley had a violoncello by this maker which was very fine, and powerful in tone. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z My ear was getting very sore from the continual discords, so, in all innocence, I asked my mother, "Why is Urbain's violoncello so fearfully out of tune?" Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music 2011-04-12T02:00:25.667Z Three Quartets for two violins, viola, and violoncello, in F major, E minor, and C major; ded. to Prince Rasoumowski; composed 1806. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z I remember that Mr. Blessner played the violin and Mr. Groenvelt the violoncello, but cannot recall the names of the players of the second violin and viola. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z Alexander, a little older than Caroline, was skilled on the violoncello, and both the boys became members of the Hanover foot guards. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z The wood of the backs of his violoncellos is mostly pear tree, and the bellies are of splendid wood. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z Whoever has heard James Oswald play them on his violoncello, will be less inclined to dispute this with me. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z Twelve Variations for piano and violoncello, in F major. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z Brahms playing the piano part, and Joachim, Heckmann, and Bellman playing respectively violin, viola, and violoncello. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z There were no regular "hops" at the Brant House, but dancing in a quiet way every evening, to a flute, violin, and violoncello, played by some of the waiters. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 2011-02-11T03:00:30.570Z A Cremona instrument has even been considered a worthy gift to pass between crowned heads, Pope Pius V. having presented a violoncello by Andreas Amati to Charles IX. of France. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z For one room a piano, violin, and violoncello makes a good band. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z Patty presiding at the piano, while Jared scraped the bass out of an old violoncello, to Canau and Janet’s first and second violin. A Little World His wife and children were present, and being thus quite en famille, we played together, for the sake of old times, the piano and violoncello sonata of Beethoven in A major. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z The violoncello player hurried into the church, and Joey South came into view, to the great delight of the crowd. The Parson O' Dumford There are several magnificent tenors and violoncellos, and perhaps three or four double basses. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z Then he said softly, in his voice like a violoncello, warm and deep— "Great news!" The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico The violoncello bow is a little shorter than those used for violin and viola, and the head and nut are deeper. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" He speaks, too, of a bass violin, i.e. the violoncello. Springtime and Other Essays At the age of nine he commenced to study the piano and later he entered the Conservatory of Milan, making his principal instrument the violoncello. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists Besides these, Mr. Plowden possesses a magnificent violoncello by Stradiuarius—a remarkable specimen both for beauty and tone; and also, four violins by Joseph Guarnerius which will be mentioned under the head of that master. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z A violoncello and clavichord, with several portfolios of music and scattered sheets of ruled paper, proclaimed the profession or the taste of the occupant. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 She sighed, and Guy wondered if the violoncello had been used with as little reference as a sonnet to the real cause of the mood. Plashers Mead A Novel Rietz, too, the conductor of the Gewandhaus Concerts, was a friend and a music-maker in the German sense—a musician of the highest order, and a brilliant virtuoso on the violoncello. Fragments of an Autobiography I came to America and played the violoncello in the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists We have seen a violoncello by this master, which is very fine. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z They were followed by an Indian band, a motley group, the leaders of which were three Indians, one supporting the head and another the foot of a large violoncello. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. She rushed from the nursery and went first to the music-room, where Margaret was sounding deep notes, hanging over her violoncello, and where Monica was playing one of those contained, somewhat frigid accompaniments. Plashers Mead A Novel Late into the night the strains of Leslie's violoncello rose and fell. Her Season in Bath A Story of Bygone Days The technical capabilities of the double bass are necessarily somewhat more limited than those of the violoncello. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" His instruments, however, command considerable respect and fetch a good price, a violoncello of his being recorded to have sold a few years ago for £120. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z The appearance of greater vitality in the texture of Boccherini’s quintets is produced merely by the fact that, his special instrument being the violoncello, his displays of brilliance inevitably occur in the inner parts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" And the cracked piano, too, for music, which, on the exit of the Giants and the Columbine, comes out as strong as the poor old thing can when supported by violins and violoncellos. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, July 16, 1887 The harpsichord was pushed close to the wall, with a company of violin, violoncello, and double-bass cases, standing like so many sarcophagi in serried rows. Her Season in Bath A Story of Bygone Days Like his master, Leslie played the violoncello several years in the concerts of the Sacred Harmonic Society, subsequently becoming its conductor,—a position which he held until 1861. The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers Cremonese violoncellos were mostly made deeper by half an inch at the bottom than at the upper part. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z The violins rush frantically up and down the finger-board; the violoncellos are ready to jump over their bridges; the trumpets blow blood out of their eyes; and there is general frenzy. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. I might as well have played on the violoncello as another; but I should have done nothing else. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries There's a young gentleman who plays the violoncello grandly! Her Season in Bath A Story of Bygone Days No. 3 is a bass solo entitled “Faith,” with a delightful violoncello accompaniment. The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers The violoncello, however, could not be got out of the chimney, and the violoncellist declared that he would rather be stretched on the rack than leave his instrument in the lurch. Eyes Like the Sea Neither was Mrs. Fazakerly exactly like a violoncello, she was more like a piano; while Miss Tancred, from the Colonel's point of view, was like a hurdy-gurdy. The Return of the Prodigal Sometimes a loud rhythmic scraping, as of a violoncello bow on a piece of wood, would accompany the music. Psychic Phenomena A Brief Account of the Physical Manifestations Observed in Psychical Research Lady Betty Longueville called him dull and stupid, and had declared that a man whose greatest delight was scraping on a violoncello, ought to have respect to other folk's feelings who detested the sound. Her Season in Bath A Story of Bygone Days At that instant, the long drawn notes of a violoncello floated out to them from the house. Fathers and Children They had what they called the “Academy Band,” and grand music it made, with a hat-box for a drum, cricket-bat for violoncello, and paper flute and trumpets. Happy Days for Boys and Girls With singers, this quivering is often the result of a fatigued voice, in which case it is involuntary and is only to be deplored; but that is not the case with violin and violoncello players. On the Execution of Music, and Principally of Ancient Music He had invited me, a violin, and violoncello, to play some of Mozart’s and Beethoven’s Sonatas. My Autobiography A Fragment Music accompanied by a good voice, or music like the band at Wiltshire's and the Pump Room, was one thing, but dreary moans and groans on the violoncello another. Her Season in Bath A Story of Bygone Days He, a man forty-four years old, an agriculturist and a farmer, was shedding tears, causeless tears; this was a hundred times worse than the violoncello. Fathers and Children Leo Schulz's "American Rhapsody," for violoncello and orchestra, produced by the Philharmonic Society, New York City, with the composer as soloist. Annals of Music in America A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events I used sometimes to hear from those opposite rooms the practicing or playing of passages on the violin and violoncello—scales, shakes, long complicated flourishes and phrases. The First Violin A Novel These remarks I apply also to violoncello bowing. The Bow, Its History, Manufacture and Use 'The Strad' Library, No. III. And now to supper, and then to my violoncello. Her Season in Bath A Story of Bygone Days His musical talent was remarkable; he played "divinely" on the violoncello. Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works They have also a kind of clarinet, three or four different sorts of trumpets, and a stringed instrument not unlike a violoncello. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton The query was about the violoncello, and Fenwick was coming back to the room where his wife was closing the piano in anticipation of Ann. Somehow Good He then gives a table of inclusive weights of violin, viola and violoncello bows. The Bow, Its History, Manufacture and Use 'The Strad' Library, No. III. Having at this time become quite partial to stringed instruments, he soon gave most of his time to the study and practice alternately of the viola, violoncello, double-bass, and the guitar. Music and Some Highly Musical People The C�then period is that of Bach's central instrumental works, such as the first book of the Wohltemperirtes Klavier, the solo violin and violoncello sonatas, the Brandenburg concertos, and the French and English suites. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" The whole space commenced to vibrate with a strange humming sound which resembled violins, violoncellos, flageolets and flutes being played upon very faintly. The Tale of Lal A Fantasy I have likewise seen a dog affected by peculiar notes played on a violoncello. Anecdotes of Dogs That man," she answered, her voice vibrating like a swept violoncello, "is a devil. Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty His performance on the violin, viola, violoncello, double-bass, clarinet, and also brass instruments, is really surprising. Music and Some Highly Musical People “My dear boy, not unless you wished to learn the violoncello.” The Young Castellan A Tale of the English Civil War We are playing the same melody with many more violins, flutes, harps, violoncellos, and bass viols; with electric light, decorations, choirs, beautiful costumes, and with the first singers of their day. The Jewish State I saw that all hands were in the gangway; then a violoncello, of whose existence on board I was not aware, was passed up to the hurricane-deck. Down South or, Yacht Adventure in Florida The Ta'khay is a stringed instrument of considerable power, and in tone is not unlike a violoncello. Chatterbox, 1906 He is a brilliant pianist, and a most342 skilful performer on the violin and violoncello. Music and Some Highly Musical People She was not thinking of Nan Beresford at all when—— When suddenly there was a long low growl from a violoncello. The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols You have your pipe or cigar, your flute or violoncello; he had his little table under the orange-tree and his game of solitaire. Bonaventure A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana Fortunately, Landy Perkins, who played the violoncello, and was learning to play the violin, had one, and our orchestra was complete. Down South or, Yacht Adventure in Florida Among other songs, one with an effective obbligato for the violoncello deserves special praise. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions Near the piano, leaning against the wall, a violoncello curved its brown crook-neck over the shapeless bag that sheltered it. The Squirrel-Cage Of all instruments the violoncello can yield notes most like such a voice, when the bow is in a master's hand. Stradella The violoncello, farming, volunteering, magistrate's work, getting up laborers' reading-rooms and organizing Sunday evening classes for the big boys in his village, gave outlets enough for his superfluous energies. Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 It has but three strings which are made of horse-hair; the bow is almost an arc; and the head of the instrument rests, like that of the violoncello, on the ground or the divan. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia Coerne's symphonic poem, "Hiawatha," has been arranged for the piano for four hands, and there is also an arrangement for violin or violoncello and piano, but I have not seen 266 these. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions Strings: 18 first violins 16 second violins 14 violas 12 violoncellos 10 double basses 2. Essentials in Conducting The comparison of her admirable talent to ‘not the imperial violin but the grand ducal violoncello’ seems suggestive and is not unkind. Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation It contains a bed, a table, a chair, a chest of drawers, a grand piano, a violin, a violoncello, my pipes, my tobacco, my writing materials, and—me. The Romance Of Giovanni Calvotti From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.) The liquid Italian played against the German guttural like the warble of a flute answering the snarl of a violoncello. In Direst Peril Certainly, if any fiddler really deserves the imputation, it must be a violoncello player, because he is, properly speaking, a base-fiddler. The Red Eric The signs commonly employed in music for violin, viola, violoncello, and double-bass, to indicate various manners of bowing, are as follows: Down-bow: i.e., from nut to point. Essentials in Conducting There is the stork and the wolf, and there are bears and apes, and cats and dogs playing violins and violoncellos and other musical instruments. Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar My native cheerfulness, my piano, my violin, my violoncello, my canvas children, and my pipes, all nourish me like meat and wine. The Romance Of Giovanni Calvotti From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.) To him Chopin dedicated his first trio for pianoforte, violin, and violoncello, published in 1833. Among the Great Masters of Music Scenes in the Lives of Famous Musicians Mr. Morfin is a musical amateur, and finds in his violoncello a solace for all cares and worries. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 His sight being dim obliged him very often to snuff the candles, and in lieu of snuffers he generally employed his fingers in that office, thrusting the spoils into the sound-holes of his violoncello. The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings Lady Harriet Hamilton played the organ, Lady Maria the piano; Lady Catherine the tambourine, the Honourable Mr. Lamb the violoncello; other instrumentalists were hired—'a most perfect orchestra—with admirable scenery, and light as day.' Art in England Notes and Studies The katydid led off with a trombone solo; the cricket chimed in with his E. flat cornet; the bumblebee played on his violoncello, and the jay-bird, laughed with his piccolo. Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales He played the violoncello, and took his place in the orchestra in the concerts given at Carlton House, his brothers, the Dukes of Gloucester and Cumberland, playing the violin and viola. Among the Great Masters of Music Scenes in the Lives of Famous Musicians It presents first on the left a king who plays a three-stringed gamba, which he holds between his knees, like a violoncello. Some Forerunners of Italian Opera A violoncello must produce a larger tone than a violin, though not necessarily one more intense. Voice Production in Singing and Speaking Based on Scientific Principles (Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged) Hence he loved to depict a garish and heterogeneous whirl of saints and sinners, pan-pipes, periwigs, cherubim, silk stockings, angels, small-swords, the naked and the clothed, goddesses, violoncellos, stars, and garters. Art in England Notes and Studies In time, however, his old tutor invited him to take his violoncello and join him in a concerto. Henrietta Temple A Love Story Maria Theresa's son, afterward the Emperor Joseph, also sang well, and played both the harpsichord and the violoncello. Among the Great Masters of Music Scenes in the Lives of Famous Musicians The Princess also sang and played to him, whilst the Prince of Wales played the violoncello, their attention being entirely given to Haydn's works. Story-Lives of Great Musicians You know at the grand Theatre Français The leading violoncello I play, And my salary is two francs a day. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The best violoncello is immeasurably better than the best tenor. Damn! A Book of Calumny A long, long sonata or concerto—piano and violin, or piano, violin, and violoncello—is listened to in profound silence, with a low murmur of applause at the end of each movement. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 436 Volume 17, New Series, May 8, 1852 The prince himself was no mean performer on the violoncello, and he and Chopin played a good deal together. Among the Great Masters of Music Scenes in the Lives of Famous Musicians It was one of my friends who plays very nicely upon the violoncello of sentiment who did this. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter From his bench were sent out some seven thousand instruments, including tenors and violoncellos. For Every Music Lover A Series of Practical Essays on Music The boy dragging along a violoncello as big as himself is delightful. Donatello, by Lord Balcarres Their principal instruments are the violin, the violoncello, and a sort of zither. Round About the Carpathians He had fallen in love with the girl who played Chopin on the piano, the girl who played Mendelssohn on the violin, the girl who played Goltermann on the violoncello. Visionaries In the love scene of Berlioz's "Romeo and Juliet" symphony it is the violoncello which personifies the lover, and holds converse with the modest oboe. How to Listen to Music, 7th ed. Hints and Suggestions to Untaught Lovers of the Art Besides his solos these comprised groups of idealized dance tunes with harmony of mood for their bond of union, and played by two violins, a viola, violoncello and harpsichord. For Every Music Lover A Series of Practical Essays on Music He was twenty years of age, and wrote here four grand quartets for violin, tenor, violoncello, and guitar, and also some bravura variations for violin with guitar accompaniment. Great Violinists And Pianists There, snuff and cigars and German pipes and flutes, and violins and violoncellos, divide the supremacy between them. Charles Dickens and Music Instruments in which the strings are set into motion by bowing—violin, viola, violoncello, double bass. c. General Science The latter uses a small bass viol, and strings it with harp strings; but Dragonetti played a full double-bass, on which he could execute the most difficult passages written for the violoncello. How to Listen to Music, 7th ed. Hints and Suggestions to Untaught Lovers of the Art To this end M. Saint-Saëns wrote his fine septette for piano, trumpet, two violins, viola, violoncello, and double bass; and M. Vincent d'Indy his romantic suite in D for trumpet, two flutes, and string instruments. Musicians of To-Day The orchestra consisted of four violins, one tenor, one violoncello, one double-bass, two hautboys, two bassoons, two French horns, two flageolets, one flute, and one trumpet. Great Violinists And Pianists The pianoforte player hammered away with laudable perseverance, and the violoncello, which struck in at intervals, sounded very well, considering. Charles Dickens and Music The violoncello, because of the length and thickness of its strings, is pitched a whole octave lower than the violin; otherwise it is similar. General Science The order is exemplified in Beethoven's serenade for violin, viola, and violoncello, op. How to Listen to Music, 7th ed. Hints and Suggestions to Untaught Lovers of the Art The overture to Guillaume Tell is notable for the unusual invention of the five violoncellos and its storm with its original beginning, to say nothing of its pretty pastoral. Musical Memories When his turn came to play his concerto, he begged that instead of it he might play a solo where he was, accompanied on the violoncello by Lanzetti. Great Violinists And Pianists Mr. Skimpole, however, has a further claim upon our attention, as he ‘played what he composed with taste,’ and was also a performer on the violoncello. Charles Dickens and Music "The violoncello," said Ronnie, sitting up and turning towards her as he spoke. The Upas Tree A Christmas Story for all the Year He was a harmonious tailor from Manchester; he played the violoncello, also the violin; had a good tenor voice, and a talent for the drama. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned Thus my friend Auguste Tolbecque, who was over eighty, was permitted to give—he still played beautifully—my first concerto for the violoncello which I had written for him. Musical Memories He neither treats it as a violoncello nor a full orchestra. Great Violinists And Pianists They came round regularly, his violoncello was in good tune, and there was nothing wrong in his world. Charles Dickens and Music On my way downstairs I found myself in a large room full of violoncellos—dozens of them. The Upas Tree A Christmas Story for all the Year Downstairs, in some distant apartment, fiddles were busy with a waltz tune, and a violoncello kept the beat with a low thudding pizzicato. Corporal Sam and Other Stories England is being played gravely and massively like a violoncello, and America—played more lightly, is full of the sweeps and the lulls, the ecstasy, the overriding glory of the violins. Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy He once told a member of the royal family, who asked him how he liked his playing on the violoncello? The Book of Three Hundred Anecdotes Historical, Literary, and Humorous—A New Selection Here are a violin, violoncello, horn, and cornopean; there an old Welsh harp and unstrung guitar. Gladys, the Reaper "I think it is a foolish name for a violoncello," she said, coldly. The Upas Tree A Christmas Story for all the Year Daniel sings tenor in the choir, or plays the violoncello. With the Harmony to Labrador Notes of a Visit to the Moravian Mission Stations on the North-East Coast of Labrador Cervetto, the violoncello player, once ventured to yawn noisily and portentously while the great actor was delivering an address to the audience. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character The bassoons play readily with the violoncellos, their united tone being often advantageous for effect. Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 In 1894 she married Leo Stern, the violoncello player, but the union did not continue for long, Mr. Stern becoming about four years later the husband of Miss Suzanne Adams, the opera singer. Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday He lifted from off his breast as he got up, a violoncello. The Upas Tree A Christmas Story for all the Year The little organ is played by Ludolf, an Eskimo, well and devotionally, and the singing is further accompanied by other musicians with one clarionet, five violins, and a violoncello. With the Harmony to Labrador Notes of a Visit to the Moravian Mission Stations on the North-East Coast of Labrador Musical instruments were employed as sculpture _motifs_, for in this room the princess liked to sit and play her violoncello. The Story of Versailles Elegant spruce young fellow, isn't he, Aunt? with the violoncello. The Sable Cloud A Southern Tale With Northern Comments (1861) His voice had the deep tone of the violoncello, powerful, vibrant, and colorful. White Shadows in the South Seas The technical side of the work is fair, the tone quality of the violoncello having been evidently considered. Edward MacDowell The man with the violoncello seated in the centre is Abraham, the native helper mentioned in a previous paragraph. With the Harmony to Labrador Notes of a Visit to the Moravian Mission Stations on the North-East Coast of Labrador The Duke played some solos on his violoncello. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 The dining-room was now transformed into a ball-room, and dancing had already been going on merrily for several hours to the sound of violin, clarionet, and violoncello. The Visionary Pictures From Nordland "Wait a bit, Godmother; if I can remember it, I will play you something," he said; "I heard it played on the violoncello." The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories In one of these boats was the festive party, playing on home-made violins and violoncellos. The Party Various instruments, bassoon, trombone, violoncello, cornet, cornopean, and clarionet, flute, fiddle, and flageolet, or some of their number, were employed, calling to mind the band of Nebuchadnezzar of old. The Parish Clerk When he dines with us he brings his violoncello, and I accompany him on my piano. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 The violoncello attracted him, and he began to teach himself to play it, with no other help than an old instruction book. The World's Great Men of Music Story-Lives of Master Musicians I send you the Sonata with heartfelt gratitude; I think the violoncello part is wanting,--at least I could not lay my hand on it at the moment. Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 2 A Grand Trio for the pianoforte, violin, and violoncello in the key of B. 4th. Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 1 The electric tram slid in thunder down Trafalgar Road, and stopped for him with a jar, and he gingerly climbed into it, practising all precautions on behalf of his violoncello. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories He plays the violoncello very well, and favors modern music. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 Besides his house, his retort, and his wolf, he had a flute and a violoncello on which he played prettily. The Man Who Laughs An Elegy, four voices, with the accompaniment of two violins, viola, and violoncello, 24 ducats. Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 2 If you don't run restive, I will soon send you my treatise on the four violoncello strings, very profoundly handled; the first chapter devoted exclusively to entrails in general, the second to catgut in particular. Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 1 This form was his violoncello, fragile as a pretty woman, ungainly as a navvy, and precious as honour. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories Besides playing the flute he was thoroughly conversant with the mechanism of the organ, and had some knowledge of the violoncello, though he never gave much time to the study of that instrument. Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character But we want a good violin and violoncello—difficult to be found among amateurs. What I Remember, Volume 2 For the proper performance of the Symphonies we must have at least four violins, four second, four first, two double basses, two violoncellos. Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 2 Some of Schubert's parts for violoncello had positively left him panting, in the grip of hysteria. Against the Grain And here he satisfied his secret ambition to learn the violoncello, Mr Otkinson having in stock a violoncello that had never found a proper customer. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories He came on a leather case like an absurdly overgrown beetle, hidden in a corner, and a violoncello was in it. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 The poor dear old colonel used to play the violoncello, and did at least draw some more or less exquisite sounds from it. What I Remember, Volume 2 Variations with violoncello and violin. for hautboys and horn. Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 2 Hence the low, pensive wail of the individual baby, combining in large numbers, becomes a deep monotone, like the waves of the sea, a sort of violoncello accompaniment to all their holiday performances. Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 Just as the car had stopped at the end of the street for Gilbert and his violoncello, so—more than an hour later—it stopped for Mrs Swann and her hot potatoes. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories It stands almost unrivalled in history, and ranks at least with that which gave a cognomen to Ovid,8 and the one to which the celebrated violoncello player, Cervetto, owed the sobriquet of Nosey. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 367, April 25, 1829 Opposite me was another young man, with the curly hair and long, thin face of a Greek faun nursing a violoncello, and listening with a dream in his eyes. The Soul of the War In this view, I offer you an entirely new Quartet for two violins, viola and violoncello; you must not, however, be surprised at my demanding the sum of 80 gold ducats for it. Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 2 Years later, the introduction of stoves, a violoncello, Wesley's hymns, and a choir split the church in twain. Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 She learned her lessons rapidly; and soon could accompany her father's violoncello on the piano. The Torrent Entre Naranjos If the orator begins by saying that Mr. Chamberlain is rather like a violoncello, the reporter does not even wait to hear why he is like a violoncello. All Things Considered There were no regular "hops" at the Brant House, but dancing in a quiet way every evening to a flute, violin, and violoncello, played by some of the waiters. Stories by American Authors, Volume 5 Later he learned the bass viol, violoncello and cornet, and made money by playing for parties and entertainments in his neighborhood. Russell H. Conwell Then, casting off the subject, she whistled a long and florid cadenza, and added, by way of instrumental interlude, a remarkably close imitation of a violoncello. The Irrational Knot Being the Second Novel of His Nonage There, snuff and cigars, and German pipes and flutes, and violins and violoncellos, divide the supremacy between them. Nicholas Nickleby ‘No, Mr. Parsons, sir; he’s not exactly writing a sermon, but he is practising the violoncello in his own bedroom, and gave strict orders not to be disturbed.’ Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people He pointed to the violoncello lying on the sofa, and said 'I have been, all day. Dombey and Son In the gallery opposite to the pulpit were a little choir of male and female singers, a violoncello, and a violin. American Notes He walked on awhile in silence before he recommenced his attack, during which Mr Harding, who had still the bow in his hand, played rapidly on an imaginary violoncello. The Warden The elder brother was an admirable performer on the violoncello, and he treated us during these Saturday evenings with noble music from Beethoven and Mozart. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography ‘No, Mr. Parsons, sir; he’s not exactly writing a sermon, but he is practising the violoncello in his own bedroom, and gave strict orders not to be disturbed.’ Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people The violoncello stopped immediately; and the performer, laying it on the sofa with great tenderness and care, made a sign that the lady was to come in. Dombey and Son A violoncello and clavichord, with several portfolios of music, and scattered sheets of ruled paper, proclaimed the profession or the taste of the occupant. Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home In all, through all, and above all, is heard the violoncello. The Warden Brigitte consented with good grace and began playing for us; Smith accompanied her on the violoncello. The Confession of a Child of the Century The distant groaning of the violoncello ceased; footsteps were heard on the stairs; and Mr. Timson presented himself, and shook hands with Parsons with the utmost cordiality. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people He had placed a chair for her by this time, and sat down opposite; the violoncello lying snugly on the sofa between them. Dombey and Son Over the flat lands near Newport the wind moaned like the calling of many violoncellos. The Trespasser Mr Harding, seated in his chair, began to play a slow tune on an imaginary violoncello. The Warden The floor was strewed with flowers, and in one corner was an old stringless violoncello, that might have formed a pendant to the harp of Tara. Life in Mexico The distant groaning of the violoncello ceased; footsteps were heard on the stairs; and Mr. Timson presented himself, and shook hands with Parsons with the utmost cordiality. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people When that violoncello note gets into her voice—well, you know! Geoffrey Strong Selva took her hands and pressed them in silence, while the violoncello answered for him, bitterly and sadly: "Weep, weep, for there is no fate like thy fate of love and of grief." The Saint He has taken something more than his fair share in the cathedral services, and has played the violoncello daily to such audiences as he could collect, or, faute de mieux, to no audience at all. The Warden Knoop, with the same exact science, showed a hearty reverence for art, and reverently withdrew himself and his violoncello. Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis The pianoforte player, overpowered by the extreme heat of the room, fainted away at the commencement of the entertainments, leaving the music of ‘Masaniello’ to the flute and violoncello. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people He sighed comfortably, murmuring something about not knowing that violoncellos had hands; dozed a few minutes; dragged himself up from unimaginable depths to ask, "You are sure you understand that about the pulse?" Geoffrey Strong The violoncello and the piano were jesting together on a pastoral theme, full of caresses and of simple and lively tenderness. The Saint On the table were little figures of musical cats—a whole orchestra—one playing a violin, another the violoncello—a little pocket-mirror, toilet things and writing things, tidily arranged. Jean-Christophe, Volume I This morning, for example, though he had encountered more annoyance than usual, he went to his private sitting-room and played a good hour on the violoncello. Daniel Deronda The pianoforte player hammered away with laudable perseverance; and the violoncello, which struck in at intervals, ‘sounded very well, considering.’ Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people He has all the domestic accomplishments; he plays on the violoncello: he sings a delicious second, not only in sacred but in secular music. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family The piano and the violoncello attacked a solemn andante. The Saint A little piano stood in one corner, a great violoncello in another; rows of books higgledy-piggledy, pipes, and in the window pots of geraniums. Jean-Christophe, Volume I Very lately a traveller was surprised to see the natives playing on the violin, the violoncello, the triangle, the guitar, and the flute. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Mr. Cervetto was induced to accompany the ladies at the piano with his violoncello, which he did delightfully. A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843 With the full force of his deep, bass-like, violoncello notes, gathering up all the others and fusing them into a pealing strain, it was electin'. Between Whiles But what shall I say then of the evening in a salon musicale; with the first violoncello playing in the world, and the Princess Czartoryski at the piano? Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 Even political principle must have been in danger of relaxation under such circumstances; and the violin, faithful to rotten boroughs, must have been tempted to fraternize in a demoralizing way with a reforming violoncello. The Mill on the Floss "It was a violoncello, if your Majesty is pleased to remember," said the little jealous man, "not a common fiddle; though, for your Majesty's service, I would have crept even into a kit." Peveril of the Peak And secondly, that of a violoncello solo, admirably played by Offenbach, who was then quite young, and a musician in heart and soul, but who had not yet shown his great talent as a composer. Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville I then saw her husband come sneaking in behind her with his violoncello in his hand; I thought she was going to sing an aria obligato with violoncello accompaniment. The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01 It is well known that Chopin was very fond of the violoncello and that in his piano compositions he imitated the style of passages peculiar to that instrument. Chopin : the Man and His Music In this respect the attempts at reform were always insufficient; and our celebrated German orchestras remained far behind those of France in the power and capacity of the violins, and particularly of the violoncellos. On Conducting (Üeber Das Dirigiren) : a Treatise on Style in the Execution of Classical Music, Amongst these I saw my own late place of temporary obscurity—a violoncello. Peveril of the Peak Our violoncellos will be strengthened by the arrival from Paris of Cossmann, who will join our orchestra on August 15th. Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 1 Then the air began, Mara standing behind his wife, looking very sheepish, and still holding his violoncello. The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01 Would I excel in music, or yearn for military glory, the world has long since pronounced him a hero, and his flute was heard before I learned the violoncello. Joseph II. and His Court In 1766, six years after his appointment, this band numbered seventeen instruments—six violins and viola, one violoncello, one double bass, one flute, two oboes, two bassoons and four horns. Haydn At that time he often took part, as an amateur, among the violoncellos in the Prince's frequent Court concerts, under the conductorship of the happy great master Josef Haydn. Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 from Rome to the End For two hours the numbers of the great Jeremy rolled forth like the notes of an oratorio played on the violoncello. The Trimmed Lamp, and other Stories of the Four Million A distinguished amateur, Monsieur Lindemann of Hanover, has promised me to play one or two violoncello solos, and the rest of the programme will be easily made. Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 1 from Paris to Rome: Years of Travel as a Virtuoso Duncan sat on the piano bench—gloomily sawing at a violoncello. Mother The Prince of Wales sat on my right hand, and accompanied me very tolerably on the violoncello. Haydn I stupidly forgot there—in the bedroom, not in the salon—the beautiful and revised copy of a composition for piano and violin or violoncello, together with the transcription of the same for pianoforte alone. Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 from Rome to the End Yes, it was indeed so; some one was tuning a violin and the soft sound of the flute mingled with the violoncello. Frederick the Great and His Family The cob and the cameos, the violoncello and the pianoforte, were all as it were trophies reft from the tent of his now-conquered enemy. Barchester Towers Then somewhere the beginning of a pallor, and with it a faint throbbing buzz as of a ghostly violoncello palpitating on the same note endlessly. Man and Superman And as I stood hearkening, dulcimers, haut-boys, and shawms, And violoncellos, and a three-stringed double-bass, Joined in, and were intermixed with a singing of psalms; And I looked over at the dead men's dwelling-place. Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses Old William sat in the centre of the front row, his violoncello between his knees and two singers on each hand. Under the Greenwood Tree, or, the Mellstock quire; a rural painting of the Dutch school The staircase being enclosed on all sides with stone walls and floored with stone, they were like flies inside a violoncello; the voices rang above, below, and on every side of the vibrating walls. White Lies Mr. Harding had his violoncello, and played to them while his daughters accompanied him. Barchester Towers The cob, the cameos, the violoncello and the pianoforte, were all as it were trophies reft from the tent of his now conquered enemy. Barchester Towers The choir clamber up into the gallery with their instruments—a violoncello, a clarinet and a trombone. The Way of All Flesh He plays well on the violoncello, and better on the piano; sings agreeably; has a talent at versemaking, and improvises a song with some felicity. Crotchet Castle I still crave for the gracious pleasure of touching once more the strings of the violoncello, and hearing the dear, tender voice singing and throbbing, and answering even to such poor skill as mine. Stories by English Authors: Germany (Selected by Scribners) As the curtain rises sounds of the piano and violoncello are heard. Ivanoff Mr Harding had his violoncello, and played to them while his daughters accompanied him. Barchester Towers Gone now are the clarinet, the violoncello and the trombone, wild minstrelsy as of the doleful creatures in Ezekiel, discordant, but infinitely pathetic. The Way of All Flesh To go out of that furnished apartment into a Harlem hall bedroom would make you feel like getting back home from an amateur violoncello solo at an East Side Settlement house. Options "We'll take Paris as an artist takes his violoncello, and show you how it is played,—in short, how people amuse themselves in Paris." Unconscious Comedians On the piano lies a violin; near it stands a violoncello. Ivanoff Mr. Skimpole could play on the piano and the violoncello, and he was a composer—had composed half an opera once, but got tired of it—and played what he composed with taste. Bleak House I caught sight of that violoncello, and—and—I remembered the Jewess. Ivanoff |
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