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The piece was recorded in 1998 by The Harmonia Ensemble, a trio composed of Orio Odori (clarinet), Damiano Puliti (violincello) and Alessandra Garosi (piano) and the performance is available on CD from the Italian label Materiali Sonori/New Classics.
A seat on the churchyard cliff Arbogast 2008
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The sorcerer's condescending tone irked Anna, just as Avery's had, but she wasn't married to Brill, and she smiled and asked, "Why couldn't you use just a drum to replicate thunder, rather than requiring both a falk horn and a violincello?"
The Soprano Sorceress Modesitt, L. E. 1997
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“Bernigau played the violin; Wickenhagen the violincello; Neher the cornet; Roebling the flute and clavier.”
The Great Bridge David McCullough 1972
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James Gardiner, who was extremely proficient on the violincello, was down for a solo, while
Grace Harlowe's Senior Year at High School Jessie Graham [pseud.] Flower
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Seated near him was a man of about fifty, in the dress of an ecclesiastic, and wearing a huge pair of silver-rimmed spectacles, who played the violincello with great apparent gusto.
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The leader assigns to each some musical instrument, as harp, flute, violincello, trombone, etc., and also selects one for himself.
Entertainments for Home, Church and School Frederica Seeger
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Mussard played the violincello, and was passionately found of Italian music.
The Confessions of J J Rousseau Rousseau, Jean Jacques 1896
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A certain number of them, chosen from those who exhibit most intelligence, are taught music -- plain-chant, violin, flute, horn, violincello, and other instruments.
The Famous Missions of California William Henry Hudson 1890
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He is a skillful performer on the violin, double bass and cornet; and is also able to play the violincello, baritone
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Against his wife's protest he took up the violincello and began to tune up its three remaining strings.
A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett William Henry Venable 1878
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