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Mandocello
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The mandocello (mandoloncello [italian], liuto cantabile, or liuto moderno) is a plucked string instrument of the mandolin family. A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. A string instrument (or stringed instrument) is a Musical instrument that produces Sound by means of Vibrating strings In the Hornbostel-Sachs A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. A mandolin is a musical instrument in the Lute family (plucked or strummed The mandola (US and Canada or tenor mandola (Europe Ireland and UK is a fretted stringed Musical instrument. The octave mandolin or octave mandola is an instrument which in construction is almost identical to a Mandola but is slightly longer in scale The mandobass is the musical instrument of the mandolin family with the lowest range The angélique (French from Italian angelica) is a plucked string instrument of the Lute family of the baroque era The archlute (Italian arciliuto, German Erzlaute, Russian Архилютня) is a European plucked String instrument developed around 1600 The balalaika (балала́йка) (also Balabaika балаба́йка - is a stringed instrument of Russian origin with a characteristic triangular body and The barbat is a Lute of ancient Persian origin History The barbat originated in Persia in ancient times and was refined during the The bağlama is a stringed Musical instrument shared by various Cultures in the Eastern Mediterranean, Near East, and Central The biwa ( 琵琶) is a Japanese short-necked fretted Lute, and a close variant of the Chinese Pipa. The bouzouki ( gr το μπουζούκι pl. τα μπουζούκια (plural sometimes transliterated as bouzoukia) is the mainstay of modern This article is about an instrument For the album by British Trip-Hop band Morcheeba, see Charango. Chitarra Italiana is a Lute -shaped plucked instrument with 4 or 5 single (sometimes double strings in a tuning similar to that of guitar The daguangxian ( literally "large wide string " is a Chinese bowed string instrument in the Huqin family of instruments The đàn tỳ bà is a Vietnamese traditional plucked String instrument. The dombra is a long-necked Stringed instrument possessing a wooden resonating chamber somewhat similar to a Banjo Not to be confused with Dombra The domra (Russian language домра is a long-necked Russian String instrument The dutar ( Persian: دو تار, Uzbek: dutor (also dotar or doutar) is a traditional long-necked two-stringed Lute The erhu ( also called nanhu ( 南[[wikt 胡|胡]] "southern fiddle" and sometimes known in the West as the "Chinese The Irish bouzouki (colloquially the "zouk" is a derivative of the Greek Bouzouki. The liuqin ( 柳琴; Pinyin: liǔq­ín) is a four-stringed Chinese Lute with a pear-shaped body Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck (either Fretted or unfretted and a deep round back or more specifically to an instrument from The oud ( عود ʿūd, plural أعواد, a‘wād; kaban; Persian: بربط barbat; ud The pandura is an ancient String instrument from the Mediterranian basin The pipa ( is a plucked Chinese String instrument. Sometimes called the Chinese Lute, the instrument has a pear-shaped wooden body Rubab or Robab ( Rūbāb, Hindi: रुबाब is a Lute -like musical instrument from Afghanistan. Setar ( Persian: سه ‌تار, from seh, meaning "three" and tār, meaning "string" is a Persian musical instrument The sitar ( Hindi: सितार Urdu: ستار Persian: سی تار) is a Plucked stringed instrument. The Surbahar ( Hindi: सुर बहार also known as bass sitar) is a Plucked string instrument used in the Hindustani classical music The term tanbūr ( Persian: تنبور) can refer to various long-necked Fretted Lutes originating in the Middle East Tanbur (spelled Tambur in keeping with TDK conventions is a fretted string instrument of Turkey and the former lands of the Ottoman Empire The tembûr, a Fretted String instrument, is a form of tanbūr. A theorbo (tiorba also tuorbe; tiorba Theorbe is a plucked string instrument A tiorbino, a little Theorbo ( tiorbo in Italian is a rare stringed instrument a type of long-necked Lute resembling a Theorbo but significantly The tiqin ( is a name applied to several two-stringed Chinese bowed string instruments in the Huqin family of instruments Topshur (Топшур in the Cyrillic alphabet of the Altayans) is a two-stringed plucked or strummed lute played by the Altayans. Veena (also spelled 'vina' Kannada: ವೀಣ Malayalam: വീണ Tamil: வீணா Telugu: వీణ is a Plucked stringed The zhonghu (中胡 Pinyin: zhōnghú) is a low-pitched Chinese bowed String instrument. Plucked string instruments are a subcategory of String instruments that are played by plucking the strings Plucking is a way of pulling and releasing the string in A mandolin is a musical instrument in the Lute family (plucked or strummed The mandocello is played with a plectrum and is fretted. Mandocello construction is similar to that of the mandolin. A mandolin is a musical instrument in the Lute family (plucked or strummed As with the mandolin, the mandocello body may be constructed with a bowl-shaped back according to designs of the 18th century Vinaccia school, or with a flat back according to the designs of Gibson Guitar Corporation popularized in the United States in the early 20th Century. A mandolin is a musical instrument in the Lute family (plucked or strummed The Gibson Guitar Corporation of Nashville Tennessee, USA is a manufacturer of acoustic and Electric guitars The company's most popular guitar The scale of the mandocello is longer than that of the mandolin. Flat-back instruments may have a diapason of approximately 25 inches (65 cm) similar to that of the modern guitar. Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. A centimetre ( American spelling: centimeter, symbol cm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one hundredth The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles These instruments may have approximately 23 frets, giving the 4-course mandocello a range from two octaves below middle C to the F an octave above middle C. A fret is a raised portion on the neck of a Stringed instrument, that extends generally across the full width of the neck C or Do is the first Note of the fixed-Do Solfege. In Western Music, the expression " Middle C " refers to the note Bowl-back instruments may have a shorter diapason, on the order of 22. 5 inches, and concert bowl-back instruments may have more frets permitting virtuoso passage work in the upper register.

The mandocello generally has four courses of strings, tuned CC-GG-dd-aa. Because of the heavy gauge of the lowest course, some folk mandocello players remove one of the C strings to prevent rattling while playing fortissimo. In Music, dynamics normally refers to the volume of a Sound or note, but can also refer to every aspect of the execution of a given piece either stylistic The 10-string mandocello, containing an additional course of E strings (CC-GG-dd-aa-e'e'), may be termed a liuto cantabile or liuto moderno, although these instruments remain technically mandocellos.

The bowl-back mandocello is chiefly used in mandolin orchestras and mandolin quartets, where it can provide both a melodic and a bass role similar to that of the cello in the bowed string quartet. It is occasionally used as a solo instrument for the performance of classical music, such as concertos and unaccompanied repertoire originally composed for solo cello. However, some pieces specifically for liuto cantabile were composed by Raffaele Calace, who championed the instrument in the early 20th Century. Raffaele Calace (1863-1934 was born in Naples, Italy as the son of Antonio Calace, a successful instrument maker The mandocello also has a role in modern folk music, such as bluegrass or Celtic music. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous In this setting the flat-back mandocello is typically used. However, the mandocello's lower range does not produce the bright, projecting sound sound of the mandolin or mandola, and it's use in this setting is eclipsed by mandolin artists such as Bill Monroe. A mandolin is a musical instrument in the Lute family (plucked or strummed The mandola (US and Canada or tenor mandola (Europe Ireland and UK is a fretted stringed Musical instrument. William Smith Monroe ( September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American musician who developed the style of music known as The amplified instrument has infrequently been used in modern rock music groups. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums.

The most historically significant mandocellist was Raffaele Calace, who wrote the first method book specifically for liuto cantabile, and is thought to have perfected the design of the instrument following it's putative introduction by the Vinaccia family. Raffaele Calace (1863-1934 was born in Naples, Italy as the son of Antonio Calace, a successful instrument maker Luigi Embergher also contributed significantly to advancements in the design of the instrument during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [1]

Accomplished artists specializing in mandocello performance in 21st century America are relatively few in number, and only a modest number of contemporary recordings prominently feature the instrument. One American mandocello artist, Stanley Greenthal, is a specialist in the music of Brittany and an instructor at Zouk Fest. The mandolinist Radim Zenkl[2] is also well-known for performances of American, Italian, and other European folk music on the mandocello. One recent recording with mandolin virtuosos Carlo Aonso[3] and David Grisman has featured Zenkl's mandocello on the album of Italian folk music "Traversata" published by Acoustic Disc. David Grisman (born March 23, 1945 in Hackensack New Jersey) is a Jewish bluegrass / newgrass Mandolinist [4] Steve Knightley of the English folk-rock band Show of Hands is also well-known for playing it. Steve Knightley (born 1954 is a Singer-songwriter, Musician and one half of English acoustic roots duo Show of Hands. Show of Hands is an English acoustic roots and folk duo comprising Singer-songwriter Steve Knightley and Multi-instrumentalist

Rick Nielsen of the band Cheap Trick has a guitar collection that includes electric mandocellos custom made by Hamer Guitars. Rick Nielsen (born December 22, 1946 in Rockford Illinois) is the lead Guitarist, Backing vocalist, and primary songwriter of Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford Illinois, that gained popularity in the late 1970s Hamer Guitars is an American manufacturer that specializes in the production of high quality Guitars It was founded in Illinois by Jol Dantzig and These were used in the song Mandocello, released on the band's debut eponymous album. Cheap Trick is a studio album released in 1977 by the American Rock and roll band Cheap Trick. This song was later covered by Concrete Blonde and released on their album Still in Hollywood. Concrete Blonde is an Alternative rock band based in the United States. A collection of unreleased material live tracks and cover songs from alternative rock band Concrete Blonde.

Richie Sambora, lead guitarist with American band Bon Jovi used a mandocello on the song Lay Your Hands on Me on the band's album of acousticly reworked songs, This Left Feels Right. Bon Jovi is an American Hard rock band from Sayreville New Jersey. " Lay Your Hands on Me " is a song written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora and recorded by the American rock band Bon Jovi This Left Feels Right is a Bon Jovi studio album with new versions of Bon Jovi songs from previous albums

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