Cellone
Appearance
Acelloneis a largecelloinvented in 1882 by the GermanluthierAlfred Stelzner.It is held like a cello buttuned(high-to-low) to E3A2D2G1,afourthbelow the cello and twooctavesbelow theviolin.Its music is written in thebass clef.Its body length and its breadth slightly exceeds those of a normal cello, but it sounds much deeper than a normal cello.[1][2]
It is rarely used bycomposers.One of the few works where it is used is the Sextet in D major for violino piccolo, violin,viola,violotta,cello, and cellone,Op.68, byArnold Krug.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Dr. Alfred Stelzner: Pioneer in Violin Acoustics".Draeseke.org.Retrieved2014-01-18.
- ^"Bassetto historisch - Cellone und Sous-Basse".Silvio Dalla Torre.Retrieved2014-01-18.
- ^"AK Coburg Recordings - Music of Draeseke - release DR 0010".Draeseke.org.Retrieved2014-01-18.
Discography
[edit]- 2005:Homage to Stelzner.CD. AK Coburg DR 0010. (Contains music byFelix Draesekeand Arnold Krug)