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Double Bass. its just a bass but the call it a double* so it is not mixed up with the Bass Guitar.

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What stringed instrument is bigger than a violin but smaller than a cello?

The viola is both larger than the violin and smaller than the cello.


What instrument is next in pitch above the cello?

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.


What stringe instrument is bigger than a violin but smaller than chello?

The string instrument that is bigger than a violin but smaller than a cello is called a viola. It typically has a larger body than a violin, which contributes to its deeper, richer sound, but it is not as large as a cello. Violas are commonly used in orchestras and chamber music ensembles, typically tuned a fifth lower than violins.


How wide is a cello?

It depends on what cello you mean. Dimensions of cellos tend to vary from instrument to instrument. It also depends on what size the cello is, and what maker it has. I know, for instance, that my cello is a lot wider than other cellos classified in the same size.


Which stringed instrumrent is than a violin but smaller than a cello?

The string instrument between a violin and a cello in size is called a viola. It is bigger than a violin, and deeper in sound. It also reads in a different clef- violins read in the treble clef, and violas red in the alto clef.

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What string instrument is bigger than a violin but smaller than a cello?

it is a double bass instrument


What stringed instrument is bigger than a violin but smaller than a cello?

The viola is both larger than the violin and smaller than the cello.


What instrument is next in pitch above the cello?

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.


What stringe instrument is bigger than a violin but smaller than chello?

The string instrument that is bigger than a violin but smaller than a cello is called a viola. It typically has a larger body than a violin, which contributes to its deeper, richer sound, but it is not as large as a cello. Violas are commonly used in orchestras and chamber music ensembles, typically tuned a fifth lower than violins.


How much bigger is the cello than the double bass?

Ummm... A cello is about 1/3 "smaller" than a double bass.


How wide is a cello?

It depends on what cello you mean. Dimensions of cellos tend to vary from instrument to instrument. It also depends on what size the cello is, and what maker it has. I know, for instance, that my cello is a lot wider than other cellos classified in the same size.


Which stringed instrumrent is than a violin but smaller than a cello?

The string instrument between a violin and a cello in size is called a viola. It is bigger than a violin, and deeper in sound. It also reads in a different clef- violins read in the treble clef, and violas red in the alto clef.


What is bigger than the cello?

The only strings instruments that are larger in size than the cello are the double bass and the harp.


How much bigger is a double bass than a cello aproximately?

5inches bigger approx


Is a cello high or low pitched?

Low, its lower than the violin and viola but higher than the bass. It has a similar role as the tenor in a choir.


Which stringed intruments is bigger than a violin but smaller than a cello?

Most commonly the viola


What is the musical instrument that is tuned one-fifth lower than a violin?

The viola is the instrument slightly lower than the violin. Its strings (from lowest to highest) are C, G, D and A, whereas the strings on a violin (also from lowest to highest) are G, D, A and E. String instruments from highest to lowest are: Violin Viola Cello Double Bass