Čelo
.jpg)
The čelo [ ˈtʃɛlɔ ] is a box- neck lute that is played in Croatian folk music. It is one of the larger musical instruments of a tamburica ensemble and is used for playing deep, long tone sequences. Another name for the same instrument is Čelo-Brač .
These instruments are both pretty much the same size as a bugarija . Their task is not only to give the piece a certain dynamic, but also to highlight other special subtleties of a song (interpretations, transitions, etc.).
The Čelo usually has three double strings (gda), but there are also four-part and two-part variants.
The Čelović [ ˈtʃɛlɔʋitɕ ] is an exception to the tuning of the instrument . The open strings are tuned to cgd in Čelović, but notated and played as if they were tuned to gda (like the other instruments). Because the notation is different from the sound, the Čelović belongs to the transposing musical instruments , e.g. b: the tone c actually sounds as f on the Čelović, i.e. a fifth lower.
Usually there is only one of these instruments in an orchestra, more rarely two and only in orchestras with a larger number of instruments all three pitches of the “éelo tambura instruments”.
Mood
Three-part variants:
- Čelović in F: cgd
- Čelo-Brač: gda
- Čelo-Berda: gda
Four-part (Syrmian) variants:
- Čelo: eadg