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Cello Suggested Range
About Our Suggested Ranges
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General InformationLike the violins and the French horns, the cellos have a quintessential orchestral sound. The cello's rich mellow tones have always been desirable to orchestral composers. Whether playing melodies, counter lines or accompaniments, the cellos bring to life any musical moment. Typically, there are ten cellos in the orchestra's cello section. They can perform all the techniques common to every orchestral stringed instrument, such as pizzicatos, tremolos and trills. For a more complete discussion of these techniques, refer to the Strings-General chapter. TuningThe cello has four strings, tuned a perfect 5th apart. The cello's strings sound one octave lower than the viola's strings.
NotationCello parts are almost always written in the Bass clef. Passages in the upper register are occasionally notated in the Tenor clef. RangeThe cello's lowest note is C2 (two octaves below Middle C). Its highest note varies, depending upon the player, but a safe top note would be A5 (an octave plus a Major 6th above Middle C.
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