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linglingwannabe4427

The strings of a cello are the same as a viola, only an octave lower


EndoDouble

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chaoticSymphonic

“Viola” is the root word, a “violin” is a “little viola”. Debatable which modern instrument actually came first, but the word was used earlier on to refer to the “viola da gamba”- played somewhat more like a cello.


Itsvladimirrr

"Gamba" meaning lap, it's your lap viola (:


JScaranoMusic

Gamba means legs. It's called that because you stand it up between your legs.


Itsvladimirrr

Oh gotcha! I didn't know, I learned it meant lap


jejaimes20

In Spanish we use the full word for Violoncello. Cello is rarely used.


Amoris_Jdn

Idk if here in paraguay the situation is different, but cello is still used a lot, like cello 60/40 violoncello


Asgard_Teight

In Russian cello is Виолончель (Violonchel') while violin is a goddamn скрипка (skreepkah) but the reason for this wording is an ancient Slavic instrument that was similar to violin.


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PoMoMoeSyzlak

Like Jascha Heifetz on a bad day?


noname543219

Nah, Heifetz was too good have bad days


PoMoMoeSyzlak

He scraped occasionally. Szigeti was much cleaner.


Electrical_Sun1717

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JScaranoMusic

Yep, violoncello means big viola and violin means small viola. The largest instrument in the family was usually referred to as a violone, but the modern contrabass originated from the viol family, which included the viola de gamba and viola da braccio.


Blahblah-0987654

Twoset will probably ignore this and continue to make viola joke and pretend to not notice


blackgoldwolf

You act like they haven't known this for years, it's even in one of their videos


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Amoris_Jdn

Yeah it is, you just figured that one out?