I would describe myself as many things. Writer, long-haired moron, the most spectacular lover this side of the Milky Way. But one term I would also use to describe myself is: A musician.
The cello looks like a violin - but bigger. You couldn't hold this under your chin! Instead, it rests on a spike which sticks into the floor and is held between the players legs and played with a bow.
Nowadays, they come complete with a large metal spike, known as an endpin, which holds the cello up by digging in to the floor. Range A cello can play from a low C, two octaves below middle C, known ...
Kate Kennedy reflects on a reimagined cello whose story is yet to begin. Show more Writer and musician Kate Kennedy takes a personal look at five lost cellos, and what they can tell us of those ...
When Sofia Hernandez-Williams of Holden plays the cello there is a mellowness and maturity to the sound of the music that belies her age — even if she's just playing while a photographer takes ...