d) Violins + 'Cellos.—A combination similar to the preceding one. The 'cello tone prevails and the resonance is fuller.
Examples:
[No. 17.] Snegourotchka 288. "Spring descends upon the lake". Vns I + Vns II + 'Cellos + Eng. horn. The same cantabile as in [Ex. 9], and [15]. The Eng. horn is absorbed in the musical texture, the principal colour being that of the 'cellos. Still more powerful in resonance.
[No. 18.] The May Night. Act III L. Chorus of Roussâlki. The combination of the solo 'cello with the violins gives the latter a touch of the 'cello timbre.
e) Vns I + II + Violas + 'Cellos.—Combining violins, violas and 'cellos in unison is not possible except in the alto-tenor register; this process unites the full resonance of the instruments into an ensemble of complex quality, very tense and powerful in forte passages, extremely full and rich in piano.
Examples:
[No. 19.] Shéhérazade, 2nd movement P.—Energetic phrase ff.
Mlada, Lithuanian dance, before 36.
Mlada, Act III. 40.—Cleopatra's dance. Cantabile embellished in oriental fashion.
f) Violoncellos + D. basses.—A combination of rich full resonance, used occasionally for phrases in the very low register.