![]() One special consideration composers must take with the cello (as well as all instruments with a low range) is with the issue of projection. Many post- World War II composers ( Shostakovich, Walton, Ligeti, Britten, Dutilleux, Lutoslawski and Penderecki among others) have written at least one. Twentieth-century composers have made the cello a standard concerto instrument, along with the already-rooted piano and violin concertos among the most notable concertos of the first half of the century are those of Elgar, Prokofiev, Barber and Hindemith. ![]() From then on, cello concertos have become more and more frequent. ![]() Its full recognition as a solo instrument came during the Romantic era with the concertos of Schumann, Saint-Saëns and Dvořák. As a result, few important cello concertos were written before the 19th century – with the notable exceptions of those by Vivaldi, C.P.E. However, unlike instruments such as the violin, the cello had to face harsh competition from the older, well-established viola da gamba. These pieces have been written since the Baroque era if not earlier. ![]() A cello concerto (sometimes called a violoncello concerto) is a concerto for solo cello with orchestra or, very occasionally, smaller groups of instruments. ![]()
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