J.S. Bach wrote six suites for this string instrument unaccompanied.
This is the solo instrument in Max Bruch's Kol Nidrei, and it represents the title character in Richard Strauss's Don Quixote. Dvorak wrote a popular concerto in B minor for this instrument. The melody in "The Swan" from Carnival of the Animals is played by this instrument. Famous performers of this instrument include Mstislav Rostropovich and Pablo Casals. J.S. Bach wrote six suites for this string instrument unaccompanied. For 10 points, name this instrument that is larger than a viola and smaller than a double bass.
This is the solo instrument in Max Bruch's Kol Nidrei, and it represents the title character in Richard Strauss's Don Quixote.
violoncello