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A G minor concerto for two of these instruments was written by Antonio (10[1])Vivaldi. (10[2]-5[3])Friedrich (10[2]-5[1])Grützmacher (10[2])(“GROOTZ-mock-er”) arranged (-5[2])a B flat major concerto (-5[2])for this instrument (-5[1])to fit the style of a romantic concerto, one of twelve by Luigi Boccherini. (10[3]-5[2])Whilst (10[2])playing (10[1]-5[2])between an E (-5[1])and an F sharp on one of these instruments, one might hear a wolf tone. (10[3]-5[4])This (10[2]-5[1])is the highest (10[3])of the (-5[1])two (-5[2])standard orchestral (10[1]-5[1])instruments (-5[3])to (-5[1])use (-5[3])thumb (-5[1])position. (10[3]-5[3])Pablo (10[1])Casals (10[1]-5[1])popularized (10[2])a set (10[1])of (-5[1])six (10[1])suites (-5[1])for this instrument (-5[2])by (10[1]-5[2])J. S. Bach, (10[5]-5[3])the first (-5[1])of (10[2])which (-5[1])features (10[1]-5[1])a G (10[1]-5[1])major prelude. (10[1])Unlike (10[1])other instruments in its section, (10[1])this instrument is played sitting down (10[1])with the aid (10[1])of (10[2])a spike. (10[12])For (10[1])10 points, (10[3])name this (10[1])string (10[1])instrument (10[3])pitched (10[2])between viola and double (10[2]0[1])bass. (10[5])■END■ (10[38]0[2])

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