Show re reK e of Cello Is Told US e 44 1 1 4 o t Violoncello h i o 1 Popular N ame amel amee l e li e 4 4 c c 7 0 4 I I 4 l First Master do Iro Iloa the theL ott tt B By Thomas Giles In Salt Lako recent recent- Jut st iy ly of Pablo Casals introduced as fl worlds world's greatest cellist arouses n est est in the cello and in cello pla play play- 1 t red 4 io instrument violoncello is known I tan ch ich in Italy Itah England and Germany German le 8 e In France Franco the slight change to toe e with the t option of pro- pro Cing the tho c e as ss or as ch the late lat- lat red e the correct pronunciation of ofIn ofa a aa a In Iii the Italian form of the thc word II H abbreviation t to l cello 11 ar l mon ion In America and to omo Mome extent stilt ti 1 i In England would hardly r be un- un tood in Ital Italy r. r as the tho simple abrl ab- ab etl rl sated word cello would be mean mean- J ess ss Tho The immediate immediato predecessor al air ho bo Instrument was the viola da daiga iga sa g violin of the knee so-called so be bee bete be- be t te e of the position In which it wa wag for pla playing which had its origin ori on- U gin in the Arabian an eighth Jat t t ury instrument which is held b by 4 c to be of or still greater antiquity d i J Violin Supported l by r Arm Ann Annie l ie LO 0 instrument called viola lola da eta daLi Li iba ba a was about midway between our r I ent Sent violin and cello the smaller corresponding t to l our ourI vl I lin was of ed viola da fraccia violin of or the i so-called so because played as our itt oi E in toda today r i. i e. e supported by the theE i b lese ese two forms viola da gamba and anda a da braccia were made in all allIs allS rt UK Is S of shapes and sizes and devel- devel th to a marked degree derree of excellency 1 illy lly evolving the four standard s i the fifth size being the small mall fe e quarter used by some sope sOfe women I and young people we have at present time namely Violin viola Iola 2 t gel er than violin cello the smaller l ho two which rests on the 11 floor to toJ toSI SI J- J lan d and the contra bass hass or 01 dou- dou J bass as it I is jg commonly known 12 E so se four tour instruments form the thc backo backi back- back t i o of f the tiLe present modern s symphony i I v estras J ho LO o cello in its present form dates i i the time of Andreas Amati of ot Cre- Cre noa jj ta a. The first record of the 1 Iii t it it states that Pope Pius Plus V In 1572 to Charles I Iv king kIng- of France Franco the Amati Anati instruments 35 In i ibor Iber el eight ht of the number were i instruments These instruments a o taken from the tho chap chapel l at N crIes cr r- r Li fles les Ies and destroyed b by r the mob durl dur- dur II l tle he revolutionary re r days das of October vI p Two violins and one violon- violon o e o of their number alone have been n I In 1910 1010 these Instruments III ho 0 in private ownership In Europe UI ono recovered cello was owned in land rland 1 Cello ami anil Violin Hitter e cello wa was looked upon with at it t disfavor In its earl early history and andIs andis Is is easily held out of first place of h It bass instruments by the viola Iola da cIa iba ba At t this early date the tho large largo ses were scarcely considered as fiR asBy 1 By 3 were such uch large laro awkward Im- Im cUcal contrivances some with I d cs some som without hut but all Ij fl their formidable proportions so 80 as to modify if not not to drawn the shrill tono of the tho smaller violins This clumsy instrument was not flot in the tho race but the cello celIo and viola da cIa gamba being nearer tho same size and being used for the tho same purposes solos occasionally occasionally occasion occasion- all ally and and foundation bass in small combinations com corn made malo the two bitter rivals It is said that Stradivarius did not concern himself with the dimensions of or orI the tho and and made instruments I much the tho same samo as his contemporaries The size o of tho instrument at the time lime of Stradivarius was thirty to thir thir- I ty-one ty and eighth one inches slightly larger than toda today The size sizo was re reduced reduced re- re as the cello celIo showed greater possibilities possibilities possibilities pos pos- as a solo instrument C Fond of or Instrument With ith the tho development dc o of the cello as asa asa asa a solo instrument strument a great revision re Inthe in inthe the tho technique of or the tho performer was necessary The bowing an and fingering being opposite to that of the violin The rhe first cellist did not appear until about 1 1725 j 5 one who performed performed per per- formed in he the various arious European capitals capitals capitals capi capi- followed shortly afterward afterward after after- ward vard and from 1735 he finds the the cello u used ed common commonly as solo Instrument Mo Modern d e rn em composers p o s e rs a are re cx extremely t rem ely r fond of the instrument and in his tI on orchestration Berloz the tho great French master says that nothing nothing noth noth- In ing equals the tho thrill given I en by br all tho cellos of or a great g orchestra 12 l to H 14 pla playing In unison a melody full of or pathos and of sweeping grandeur O Of cellists known to present da day music lovers tho the names o of Jean Gerardy Anton Anton Anton An An- ton Jaques Van Leer Cornelius Cor Cor- nelius relius Van Vliet Joseph Malkin an and Bruno are recalled The younger er set are few in number and during the tho present run in young violinists the only two names called to mind are arc Max Gegna GeSna young oung nu Russian Rus Ius- sian and Maurice native of ot Belgium Pablo Casals is held b by most musicians musicians musi musi- clans to be bo the peer of any of those named and those who were fortunate enough to hear Iwar the Spaniard Monday evening will sa say a heart hearty Am Amen n. n Culture finish artistry musicianship and technique to an extreme extremely I advanced advanced ad ad- de degree ree characterized Ills his rendition rendition ren ren- of or every even number Tho The treat given Salt Lakers ranged from the tho most severe Bath Bach to delightful delightful de de- dc- dc little bits hils such as tho the Sen- Sen aillo number the Schuman l Evening Song and the tho dashing dashing- numbers Mazurka Mazurka Ma In- In the Hungarian Hungarian Hun hull zurka and Serenade S renade by garian cellist Popper Aside from roni a technical slip of a trifling nature Inthe In Jn inthe the Saint Sa Sas ns Concerto of which ItIs ItIs it itis is almost sacrilege Zo to speak and from which he immediately recovered the concert was perfect from an any vIewpoInt viewpoint view vIew- point something all to rare even In those these days das of cf worlds stars Casals and with was as pleased with Salt Lako Lake his reception here He lie liko 0 the San Carlo opera people had hall been given to understand that Salt Lake was cold and unresponsive and probably not patronize tho the efforts of musicians We Ve were not lax In ITI our patronage patrona e of ot either of these events and the prospects pros pros- poets arc are bright for a change In our reputation |