Used in very expressive passages where the 'cellos have to play on the A or D strings. This method produces a more resonant tone than the preceding one; instances of it are frequent.
Examples:
[No. 29.] Antar 43.—
| Vns I + Vns II 'Cellos | >[ | 8. |
Cantabile of Eastern origin.
Shéhérazade, 3rd movement H.—
| Vns I 'Cellos | >[ | 8. |
Cantabile mezzo-forte appassionato (cf. [Ex. 1]).
* [No. 30.] Shéhérazade, 3rd movement, before P—
| Vns I Vns II + 'Cellos | >[ | 8 and | Vns I + II 'Cellos | >[ | 8. |