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- The cello was created in the 1500s and was originally know as the bass violin or violoncello.
- The cello has a large range from C2 to C6 and can play anything from the melody to the bass lines in the orchestra.
- The cello is the second lowest member of the string family.
- Music for the cello is written in bass clef, tenor clef, and treble clef.
- The cello can be played with the bow or by plucking the strings, called pizzicato.
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