(1) He plays the cello

(2) Live cello and double bass were essential components of their performance.

(3) The dedication required to master a stringed instrument such as the cello or violin is no small consideration.

(4) Up to a dozen of these particular clamps would be used when gluing up the body of a cello or a bass viol.

(5) For me, the violin and the cello sonatas share many of the glories of that cycle.

(6) It consists of a bass line only, which is to be played on instruments such as the cello , viola de gamba, double-bass or bassoon.

(7) We also have access to other instruments, including cor anglais, bass clarinet, cello , organ and voice.

(8) The melody slid smoothly along, minor chords predominating, building on a soft, tentative base of gentle violins and cellos .

(9) It was the composers of the late 18th century who created the precursor of the modern orchestra based on a more standardized string group of two violin parts, violas, cellos , and double bass, still with a keyboard continuo.

(10) In the 1812 Overture, Karajan has a famous Russian choir intone the Russian Orthodox hymn normally given to violas and cellos .

(11) Perversely, the massed violins, violas and cellos can sometimes sound uncannily like a lone synthesiser.

(12) True, they have one of the best cellists in the world teaching here, the world capital of the cello is in Kronberg, and the successful group Twelve Cellists stems from here as well.

(13) Orchestral openings build over time into driving rock anthems; violins and cellos give way to guitars and basses.

(14) More than 250 years after his death, Antonio Stradivari's violins and cellos are the best in the world.

(15) Although his work makes good use of electronics, Ayres actually focuses his attention on his classical background and bases his compositions on processed sounds sourced from cellos , violins and pianos.

(16) Lovers of fine cello playing will definitely want to sample this master cellist in this baroque repertoire.

(17) The numerous Italian cellists who came to London in the eighteenth century - and against whom Robert Lindley uniquely held his own - are discussed by Lowell Lindgren.

(18) On this recording, there are nine violins, three violas, three cellos , a double bass, one flute, three oboes, one bassoon, three trumpets, a set of timpani, and a harpsichord.

(19) The 2004 Echo Classical Awards was something of a special evening for cellists , amongst a glittering array of classical music stars.

(20) Two thirds of the children had some musical experience and those with orchestral skills played violins, clarinets, cellos , flutes and saxophones.