Cellos and Violoncellos

Marziano wrote:

I am asking if there is a difference between Celli and Violoncelli; I have noticed that they are often differentiated and used in terminology as two different things.

Ignorantly, at the beginning, I thought it was a "diminutive"

In short, what is the difference? If there even is one... because I haven't really understood this thing yet

Thank you

They are the same thing.

The cello, in English, is called "cello", that's all. Just like the piccolo which is called "piccolo", in case you had this doubt as well

What I noticed is that in notation programs they are decoupled and treated as if they were 2 different instruments, meaning in the orchestration you can choose cellos and violoncellos... I thought there was a "stylistic" link... like, for example, in the Baroque period they were called Celli and, I don't know, in other styles or more modern eras... violoncellos.

Yes, I am grasping at straws... but in notation programs, that is how it is.

Oracolo wrote:

What I have noticed is that in notation programs they are decoupled and treated as if they were 2 different instruments

It is just a matter of name. It asks you if you want to choose to call them Violoncelli or Cellos in the score. That's all.

Violoncelli, Celli, V.lli, V.celli... they are always cellos.

"In notation programs"...? I have Sibelius and 'this thing doesn't even exist.'

In Finale yes, in particular I use the Italian version, I was even thinking about a discussion related to the translation ... oh well, it doesn't make much difference to me

Ah there it is, it's Finale...