In the violin family, the next in pitch above the cello is the viola. The cello is the bass of the violin family. The violin itself is the soprano, and the alto is the viola. There have been tenors made of this family from time to time, but they are not in any way standard instruments and are usually called by the name tenor violin.
violin, viola, (violin) cello, (double) bass
Most broadly, cellos are classified as string instruments. More specifically, cellos are considered part of the violin family, along with the violin, bass, and viola. The defining characteristic of the violin family is that the instruments have strings but are designed to be played with a bow.
The cello would be categorized into the strings family, which includes the cello, violin, viola, double bass, viol, fiddle, harp and bass guitar.
Strings ... along with the bass, or contrabass.
Yes.
The 'cello is a stringed and bowed instrument in the violin family.
In the violin family, the next in pitch above the cello is the viola. The cello is the bass of the violin family. The violin itself is the soprano, and the alto is the viola. There have been tenors made of this family from time to time, but they are not in any way standard instruments and are usually called by the name tenor violin.
the violin, viola, cello, and the double bass.
violin, viola, (violin) cello, (double) bass
Most broadly, cellos are classified as string instruments. More specifically, cellos are considered part of the violin family, along with the violin, bass, and viola. The defining characteristic of the violin family is that the instruments have strings but are designed to be played with a bow.
The cello is one of the 4 members of the string orchestra family. If you are talking about the full string family, it is viola, cello, bass, violin, piano, and guitar.
The cello would be categorized into the strings family, which includes the cello, violin, viola, double bass, viol, fiddle, harp and bass guitar.
A viola is a string instrument of the violin family. It is larger than a violin but smaller than a cello, and like the violin and cello it is played with a bow.
Strings ... along with the bass, or contrabass.
guitar,harp,cello,violin,keyboard,piano
String orchestra instrumentation is 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, cello, bass. Violincello or "cello" is a member of the violin family, as are the others listed. Many prominent composers wrote works for string orchestra. One is Tchaikovsky's "Serenade for Strings." Besides- there's always room for cello :)