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Because it has strings, and because it is closely related to the violin and the viola, of which the cello can play the lowest notes, and the violin the highest.
Aliza Upton
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∙ 14y agoThe strings are thicker and longer because the notes are lower.
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What family does the cello belong to and why?
The cello belongs to the string family because it is a stringed instrument.
What group is the Cello in?
Strings ... along with the bass, or contrabass.
What family does the cello belong too?
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.
What are the 5 main instruments in the string family?
ViolinViolaCelloBassHarp
What instrument family does the viola belong to?
The viola comes from the "violin family" although the viola came first. Some people state this as the "viola family." To be more general, you could categorize this as the string family if you include guitars pianos etc.
Is the cello in the string family?
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.
Which instrument family is the cello?
String
What family does the cello belong to and why?
The cello belongs to the string family because it is a stringed instrument.
The tenors voice of the string family?
the cello.
Is a cello a stringed or wind instrument?
Cello is part of the string family. It is played with a bow.
What family is cellos in?
The cello is part of the string family. It is also part of a sub-family within the string family, the violin family.
Is bass in the string family?
Members of the orchestral string family are Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass.
What are the subdivisions of the string family?
if you mean in a string orchestra, it is violin, viola, cello, and bass
What is the tenor voice of the string family?
In strings, the tenor is the cello.
What is the tenor ''voice'' of the string family?
In strings, the tenor is the cello.
What group is the Cello in?
Strings ... along with the bass, or contrabass.
What instruments is in the string family?
In the string family is the guitar, electric bass, violin, viola, cello, double bass, banjo, mandolin, Ukulele, and harp.
