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The '''cello''' (pronounced /ˈtʃɛloʊ/ CHEL-oh;plural '''cellos''' or '''celli''') is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. Itis a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola and the contrabass.
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[[File:94-mertongraves.png|thumb|right|200px|[[MertonGraves]]playing the cello.]]
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The word derives from the Italian 'violoncello'. The word derives ultimately from vitula, meaning a stringed instrument. A person who plays a cello is called a cellist.Thecelloisusedasa solo instrument, in chambermusic,ina string orchestra and as a member of the stringsection of anorchestra.Itisthe second largest bowed string instrument in the modernsymphonyorchestra, the doublebassbeingthe largest.
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The '''cello''' is a bowedstringinstrumentwithfourstringstuned in perfectfifths.Itis a member of the violinfamily of musicalinstruments,whichalsoincludes the violin,violaand the contrabass.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Cello|"Cello"]]on[[Wikipedia:Mainpage|Wikipedia]]</ref>
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Cellos were derived from other mid-to-large sized bowed instruments in the 16th century, such as the viola da gamba, and the generally smaller and squarer viola da braccio, and such instruments were made by members of the Amati family of luthiers. The invention of wire-wrapped strings in Bologna gave the cello greater versatility. By the 18th century the cello had largely replaced other mid-sized bowed instruments. [[Merton Graves]] used a cello when playing.
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[[Merton Graves]] was a cellist, and played for popular wizarding band [[Weird Sisters|The Weird Sisters]].
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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*''[[Harry Potter and the GobletofFire]] {{Comment|Possibly}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher'sStone(video game)]]'' {{FWC}}
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*''[[FamousWizardCard]]''
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*''[[HarryPotterand the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]'' {{FWC}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{Comment|Indirectly}}
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola and the contrabass.[1]
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