Editing Cello (section)

=== Tuning ===
[[File:Cello study.jpg|thumb|Cello close-up]]
[[File:Violoncello open strings.png|thumb|Cello open strings {{audio|Violoncello open strings actual.mid|Play}}]]
[[File:Cello and a bow.jpg|thumb|Cello close-up with a bow.]]
Cellos are tuned in [[perfect fifth|fifths]], starting with [[Scientific pitch notation|C<sub>2</sub>]] (two [[octave]]s below [[middle C]]), followed by G<sub>2</sub>, D<sub>3</sub>, and then A<sub>3</sub>. It is tuned in the exact same intervals and strings as the [[viola]], but an octave lower. Similar to the [[double bass]], the cello has an [[endpin]] that rests on the floor to support the instrument's weight. The cello is most closely associated with [[Classical music|European classical music]]. The instrument is a part of the standard [[orchestra]], as part of the [[string section]], and is the bass voice of the [[string quartet]] (although many composers give it a melodic role as well), as well as being part of many other [[chamber music|chamber]] groups.