Cello tunings
Two famous scordatura and the period-pitch standard.
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Scordatura repertoire
Bach Suite No. 5
C2 G2 D3 G3
The A string down to G — the most famous scordatura there is. Darker resonance, and chords the standard tuning can't reach.
https://nitpitch.app/t#djF8Y2VsbG98MzYsNDMsNTAsNTV8fHxCYWNoIFN1aXRlIE5vLiA1
Kodály Sonata
B1 F♯2 D3 A3
Op. 8 tunes the bottom two strings down a semitone to B and F♯, so the open strings sound the B minor world of the piece.
https://nitpitch.app/t#djF8Y2VsbG98MzUsNDIsNTAsNTd8fHxLb2TDoWx5IFNvbmF0YQ
Historical pitch
Baroque A=415
C2 G2 D3 A3 · A=415
Standard fifths at period pitch, for continuo and suite work with period ensembles.
https://nitpitch.app/t#djF8Y2VsbG98MzYsNDMsNTAsNTd8NDE1fHxCYXJvcXVlIEE9NDE1
