Violin vs Viola vs Cello vs Bass

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• TE

  @TedsListOfficial · 5 years ago · pinned

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• NO

  @NovaSL07 · 5 years ago

  I feel like weirdly their personalities matched their instruments

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• AK

  @Akhil_Balan_A · 1 year ago

  Violin (with a confident smile):<br>&quot;Ahem! Let’s be honest, everyone. I’m the star. The lead. The soprano voice. I sing the melodies that bring people to tears! What would an orchestra be without me?&quot;<br><br>Viola (crosses arms):<br>&quot;Oh please, Violin. You’re just loud and high-pitched. I’m the warm soul in the middle, the rich harmony that holds everything together. Without me, your squeaky drama would fall flat.&quot;<br><br>Double Bass (deep, booming voice):<br>&quot;Both of you are cute. But I am the foundation. The heartbeat. I carry the entire orchestra on my back. Every rhythm, every pulse — that&apos;s me. Without the bass, there is no depth.&quot;<br><br>Violin (rolling eyes):<br>&quot;Depth? Maybe. But you&apos;re slow, dear Bass. You’re not exactly nimble.&quot;<br><br>Viola:<br>&quot;And I bet people forget you&apos;re even there sometimes.&quot;<br><br>Double Bass (chuckling):<br>&quot;Better to be forgotten than mistaken for a small violin, Viola.&quot;<br><br>Viola:<br>&quot;Low blow.&quot;<br><br>Cello (with a calm, resonant voice):<br>&quot;Can I speak now?&quot;<br><br>Violin, Viola, and Bass:(silence)<br><br>Cello (smiling):<br>&quot;You all make great points. Violin, you bring soaring highs. Viola, your harmonies are lush. Bass, your depth is powerful. But tell me... who can do all of it?&quot;<br><br>Violin:<br>&quot;What do you mean?&quot;<br><br>Cello:<br>&quot;I can sing like you, Violin — smooth, high, lyrical. I can echo the melancholy of the Viola with even greater emotion. I can hold my own in the low end, like Bass, with power and gravitas.&quot;<br><br>Double Bass (grumbling):<br>&quot;You&apos;re not that low.&quot;<br><br>Cello:<br>True, but with a C-extension or a 5th low B string, I can reach your depths, Bass. And some of us even take on six strings now — adding a high E string from the violin on top, and a low F# or B string from the double bass below. That gives me the ability to sing like Violin and rumble like Bass — all in one body. Think about that.<br><br>Viola (eyes wide):<br>&quot;So… you can sound like all of us?&quot;<br><br>Cello (nodding):<br>&quot;Exactly. I’m the shapeshifter. The storyteller. I can weep, whisper, laugh, or thunder. I’m not just an instrument — I’m a universe of voices.&quot;<br><br>Violin:<br>&quot;Well... that’s poetic.&quot;<br><br>Double Bass (with reluctant respect):<br>&quot;You do sit right in the center. You’ve got range… and soul.&quot;<br><br>Viola:<br>&quot;And everyone loves the cello solos. You&apos;re like the emotional heart of the orchestra.&quot;<br><br>Cello (graciously):<br>&quot;Let’s just say I’m a little bit of each of you… and proud of it. Together, we create magic. But if we had to crown a most versatile one…&quot;<br>(pauses, smirking)<br><br>&quot;Let the cello carry that tune.&quot;<br><br>All (laughing):<br>&quot;Fair enough, Cello. Fair enough.&quot;🤣🤣

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• DO

  @dolceviolins9535 · 4 years ago

  I love the way they argue about the best instrument. It&apos;s so obvious how much they love what they&apos;re doing. And I agree with the cellist - a cello is like a human being.

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• AN

  @andrewwilliams2193 · 3 years ago

  From a very early age, I gravitated towards the cello, because of the warm sounds and it&apos;s a pretty cool instrument and it closely resembles the human voice at times. &nbsp;I tried to learn the violin, but I have fat fingers and I was also discouraged by a very snobby teacher who criticized my instrument very early in life. &nbsp;He told me never to come back until I have a real instrument. &nbsp;I was given a very cheap violin by a friend and I spent some money getting it fixed up, I replaced the sound post, got a new bridge, and new stings and he refused to teach me. &nbsp;I eventually gave the instrument away and it&apos;s probably playing in some symphony in Toronto. &nbsp;Today I have 3 cellos (2 acoustic and 1 electric).

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• AL

  @alfredbackhus6110 · 3 years ago

  The Cello truely is the best of them. If you take 20 Cellos, you have a viable orchestra which can play quite &quot;normal sounding&quot; music. That is not the case with 20 of the other competitors.

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• MU

  @MusicPlayerGaming · 2 years ago

  I agree!<br>As a violist myself, there are so many things the others can do that I can&apos;t. But the same goes the other way around. I can do many things that they can&apos;t. And there is just something missing in an orchestra without violas.

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• EL

  @ElisandroDeLeon · 5 years ago

  Exactly 1 french horn player disliked this video.

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• MR

  @mr.cheese7763 · 5 years ago

  I play bass guitar, and I love it, but I would love to learn to play double bass as well; with a bow and fingers. I would say my favorite is the double bass, those low notes are so deep, smooth, and moving. All of the instruments have their place; there is no &quot;best&quot;, but for me nothing beats bass.

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• ME

  @megasquash3316 · 5 years ago

  Cello has highs and lows, but bass and violin are usually stuck doing one of those two and not both.

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• MI

  @MikeLikesChannel · 1 year ago

  We had a violinist and cellist at our wedding. The viola and bass support those.

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• HY

  @hyperspaceexplorer5594 · 2 years ago

  Viola and double bass. I prefer not to stand out. But between viola and double bass; I choose viola as it is smaller. <br><br>If I am going for the double bass, then I&apos;ll go with bass guitar just for the mobility/portability. Both double bass and electric guitar uses E-A-D-G if I am not mistaken. And both instruments uses bass clef on sheet music.

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