Cello

Bowed cello providing deep, warm string resonance beneath the arrangement

songs

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The three most-used orchestral instruments on Beatles recordings: cello (20), violin (18), trumpet (16).

Violin Trumpet Arrangement

Performed byReginald Kilbey Eldon Fox Alan Dalziel Dennis Vigay Derek Simpson Francisco Gabarro Lionel Ross Norman Jones Alex Nifosi Allen Ford Bram Martin Fred Alexander Frederick Alexander Giovanna Clayton Hillary Smith Jack Holmes Joy Hall Mia Barcia-Colombo Peter Beavan Peter Halling Peter Willison Terence Weil

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)

By Era

Early0 · 0%

Mid-period9 · 39%

Late14 · 61%

By Album

Abbey Road5

Magical Mystery Tour4

The Beatles (The White Album)4

Let It Be4

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band3

Songs(24)

Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Performer(s)	Notes
1	Yesterday	1965	Help!	Paul	Francisco Gabarro,Peter Halling	–
2	Eleanor Rigby	1966	Revolver	Paul	Norman Jones,Derek Simpson	2 cellos
3	Strawberry Fields Forever	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	Norman Jones,Joy Hall,Derek Simpson	3 cellos
4	A Day in the Life	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John, Paul	Alex Nifosi,Dennis Vigay,Alan Dalziel,Francisco Gabarro	4 cellos
5	She's Leaving Home	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul, John	Alan Dalziel,Dennis Vigay	2 cellos
6	Within You Without You	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	George	Reginald Kilbey,Peter Beavan,Allen Ford	Three cellos in string section
7	All You Need Is Love	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	Jack Holmes,Lionel Ross	Lionel Ross, Jack Holmes
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8	I Am the Walrus	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	Bram Martin,Terence Weil,Eldon Fox,Lionel Ross	4 cellos
9	Blue Jay Way	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	George	Peter Willison	Acts as Indian sarod countermelody
10	Hey Jude	1968	Past Masters	Paul	–	3 cellos
11	Glass Onion	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Eldon Fox,Reginald Kilbey	2 cellos
12	Good Night	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Ringo	Uncredited	3 cellos
13	Martha My Dear	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Frederick Alexander,Fred Alexander,Reginald Kilbey	–
14	Piggies	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	Eldon Fox,Reginald Kilbey	2 cellos
15	Carry That Weight	1969	Abbey Road	Paul, John, George, Ringo	Uncredited	–
16	Golden Slumbers	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	Uncredited	4 cellos
17	Here Comes the Sun	1969	Abbey Road	George	Uncredited	4 cellos
18	Something	1969	Abbey Road	George	Uncredited	4 cellos
19	The End	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	–	–
20	Let It Be	1970	Let It Be	Paul	Uncredited	Album version only
21	Across the Universe	1970	Let It Be	John	–	Spector orchestral overdub
22	I Me Mine	1970	Let It Be	George	Uncredited	4 cellos
23	The Long and Winding Road	1970	Let It Be	Paul	–	4 cellos
24	Now and Then	2023	Reunion singles	John	Mia Barcia-Colombo,Giovanna Clayton,Hillary Smith	–