Electric Cello
Electric Cello
The electric cello is a bowed string instrument
The electric cello is a bowed string instrument. The word derives from the Italian violoncello. A person who plays a cello is called a cellist. The cello is used as a solo instrument, in chamber music, and as a member of the string section of an orchestra. It is the second largest bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, the double bass being the largest.
Traditionally, violin bows are made from pernambuco or brazilwood. Both come from the same species of tree (Caesalpina echinata), but pernambuco, used for higher-quality bows, is the heartwood of the tree and is darker in color than brazilwood (which is sometimes stained to compensate). Pernambuco is a heavy, resinous wood with great elasticity, which makes it an ideal wood for instrument bows.
Bows are also made from other materials, such as carbon-fibre—stronger than wood—and fiberglass (often used to make inexpensive, low-quality student bows). An average cello bow is 73 cm long (shorter than a violin or viola bow ) 3 cm high (from the frog to the stick) and 1.5 cm wide. The frog of a cello bow typically has a rounded corner like that of a viola bow, but is wider. A cello bow is roughly 10 grams heavier than a viola bow, which in turn is roughly 10 grams heavier than a violin bow.
Bow hair is traditionally horsehair, though synthetic hair, in varying colors, is also used. Prior to playing, the musician tightens the bow by turning a screw to pull the frog (the part of the bow under the hand) back, and increase the tension of the hair. Rosin is applied by the player to make the hairs sticky. Bows need to be re-haired periodically.Baroque style (1600–1750) cello bows were much thicker and were formed with a larger outward arch when compared to modern cello bows. The inward arch of a modern cello bow produces greater tension, which in turn gives off a louder sound.The cello bow, though not made conventionally for the use, has also been used to play guitars. The post-rock Icelandic band Sigur Rós' lead singer often plays a guitar using a cello bow.
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Device for making cello electric?
I've been renting a cello for a few years now, and by renting I've gained enough credit to buy my own cello. If I wanted to make my cello electric, is there some sort of device you can hook up to the cello or do I need to buy an actual electric cello?
Thanks!! :]
you can get a pickup and put it on the cello, run that through some pedals, a preamp, and an amp, and you've got an electric-acoustic instrument (pedals optional. they add effects).
if you buy an electric cello, keep an acoustic one on hand as well.
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Electric Light Orchestra Face the Music Rock Music CD Review
The exceptionally talented Rock group Electric Light Orchestra have released their CD entitled Face The Music. I am very confident and happy to announce that I believe Electric Light Orchestra fans, and Rock fans alike will be pleased with this one. With the release of Face The Music their artistic excellence is on full display as they have once again delivered a brilliant collection of tracks that could very well be their best work to date.
Face The Music launches with an outstanding track, Fire On High, that I anticipate will be heard on radio stations everywhere, and deservedly so. It’s a really nice track.
Face The Music has a nicely varied, mix of 12 tracks that are very well written and brilliantly performed songs by these clearly superb musicians. Most of the songs display a lot of the kind emotion that makes for a really great listen. Clearly drawing from what I can only imagine are their own personal experiences. At different points touching on the most real emotions of love, heartbreak, pain, failed relationships and unattainable romance. They’re all here.
If you’re a Electric Light Orchestra fan, or just a fan of Rock music this is a CD your collection simply should not be without.
While the entire album is outstanding some of my favorites are track 3 - Evil Woman, track 12 - Waterfall, and track 7 - Down Home Town
My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - Fire On High. This is a great track!
Face The Music Release Notes:
Electric Light Orchestra originally released Face The Music on September 12, 2006 on the Legacy Recordings label.
CD Track List Follows:
1. Fire On High 2. Waterfall 3. Evil Woman 4. Nightrider 5. Poker 6. Strange Magic 7. Down Home Town 8. One Summer Dream 9. Fire On High Intro - (Early Alternative mix, previously unreleased, bonus track) 10. Evil Woman - (Stripped Down mix, previously unreleased, bonus track) 11. Strange Magic - (US Single Edit; bonus track) 12. Waterfall - (previously unreleased, instrumental, bonus track)
Electric Light Orchestra: Jeff Lynne (vocals, guitar); Kelly Groucutt (vocals, bass guitar); Richard Tandy (guitar, piano, Clavinet, Moog synthesizer); Mik Kaminsky (violin); Hugh McDowall, Melvin Gale (cello); Bev Bevans (drums, percussion, background vocals).
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