Editing Cello (section)

===Popular music, jazz, world music and neoclassical===
[[File:Apocalyptica - Ilosaarirock 2009.jpg|thumb|[[Apocalyptica]] at the 2009 [[Ilosaarirock]] festival.]]

The cello is less common in [[popular music]] than in classical music. Several bands feature a cello in their standard line-up, including Hoppy Jones of [[the Ink Spots]] and Joe Kwon of [[the Avett Brothers]]. The more common use in [[Pop music|pop]] and [[Rock music|rock]] is to bring the instrument in for a particular song. In the 1960s, artists such as [[the Beatles]] and [[Cher]] used the cello in popular music, in songs such as The Beatles' "[[Yesterday (Beatles song)|Yesterday]]", "[[Eleanor Rigby]]" and "[[Strawberry Fields Forever]]", and Cher's "[[Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)]]". "[[Good Vibrations]]" by [[the Beach Boys]] includes the cello in its instrumental ensemble, which includes a number of instruments unusual for this sort of music. Bass guitarist [[Jack Bruce]], who had originally studied music on a performance scholarship for cello, played a prominent cello part in "As You Said" on [[Cream (band)|Cream]]'s ''[[Wheels of Fire]]'' studio album (1968).

In the 1970s, the [[Electric Light Orchestra]] enjoyed great commercial success taking inspiration from so-called "Beatlesque" arrangements, adding the cello (and violin) to the standard rock combo line-up and in 1978 the UK-based rock band [[Colosseum II]] collaborated with cellist [[Julian Lloyd Webber]] on the recording ''[[Variations (Andrew Lloyd Webber album)|Variations]]''. Most notably, [[Pink Floyd]] included a cello solo in their 1970 epic instrumental "[[Atom Heart Mother (suite)|Atom Heart Mother]]". Bass guitarist [[Mike Rutherford]] of [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] was originally a cellist and included some cello parts in their ''[[Foxtrot (album)|Foxtrot]]'' album.

Established non-traditional cello groups include [[Apocalyptica]], a group of Finnish cellists best known for their versions of [[Metallica]] songs; [[Rasputina (band)|Rasputina]], a group of cellists committed to an intricate cello style intermingled with Gothic music; the [[Massive Violins]], an ensemble of seven singing cellists known for their arrangements of rock, pop and classical hits; Von Cello, a cello-fronted rock power trio; [[Break of Reality]], who mix elements of classical music with the more modern rock and metal genre; [[Cello Fury]], a cello rock band that performs original rock/classical crossover music; and Jelloslave, a Minneapolis-based cello duo with two percussionists. These groups are examples of a style that has become known as [[cello rock]]. The crossover string quartet [[Bond (band)|Bond]] also includes a cellist. Silenzium and Cellissimo Quartet are [[Russia]]n (Novosibirsk) groups playing rock and metal and having more and more popularity in [[Siberia]]. [[Cold Fairyland]] from [[Shanghai]], China is using a cello along with a [[pipa]] as the main solo instrument to create East meets West progressive (folk) rock.

More recent bands who have used the cello include [[Clean Bandit]], [[Aerosmith]], [[The Auteurs]], [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]], [[Ra Ra Riot]],<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ra Ra Cello|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2008/08/ra_ra_cello_1.html|access-date=2021-09-03|newspaper=NPR|date=26 August 2008|language=en|last1=Boilen|first1=Bob}}</ref> [[Smashing Pumpkins]], [[James (band)|James]], [[Talk Talk]], [[Phillip Phillips]], [[OneRepublic]], [[Electric Light Orchestra]] and the [[baroque rock]] band [[Arcade Fire]]. An Atlanta-based trio, King Richard's Sunday Best, also uses a cellist in their lineup. So-called "chamber pop" artists like [[Kronos Quartet]], The [[Vitamin String Quartet]] and Margot and the Nuclear So and So's have also recently made cello common in modern alternative rock. Heavy metal band [[System of a Down]] has also made use of the cello's rich sound. The [[indie rock]] band [[The Stiletto Formal]] are known for using a cello as a major staple of their sound; similarly, the indie rock band [[Canada (music group)|Canada]] employs two cello players in their lineup. The orch-rock group [[The Polyphonic Spree]], which has pioneered the use of stringed and symphonic instruments, employs the cello in creative ways for many of their "[[psychedelia|psychedelic]]-esque" melodies. The first-wave [[screamo]] band I Would Set Myself On Fire For You featured a cello as well as a viola to create a more [[Folk music|folk]]-oriented sound. The band [[Panic! at the Disco]] uses a cello in their song "Build God, Then We'll Talk", with lead vocalist [[Brendon Urie]] recording the cello solo himself. [[The Lumineers]] added cellist Nela Pekarek to the band in 2010. [[Radiohead]] makes frequent use of cello in their music, notably for the songs "Burn The Witch" and "Glass Eyes" in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool is actually a stunning work of classical music|url=https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/music-theory/radiohead-moon-shaped-pool-classical/|access-date=2023-09-27|newspaper=Classic FM|date=6 May 2016|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=A music theory breakdown of Radiohead's 'Burn The Witch'|url=https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/music-theory/radiohead-burn-the-witch/|access-date=2023-09-27|newspaper=Classic FM|date=6 Jan 2016|language=en}}</ref>

In [[jazz]], bassists [[Oscar Pettiford]] and [[Harry Babasin]] were among the first to use the cello as a solo instrument; both tuned their instruments in fourths, an octave above the double bass. [[Fred Katz (cellist)|Fred Katz]] (who was not a bassist) was one of the first notable jazz cellists to use the instrument's standard tuning and arco technique. Contemporary jazz cellists include [[Abdul Wadud (musician)|Abdul Wadud]], [[Diedre Murray]], [[Ron Carter]], [[Dave Holland (bassist)|Dave Holland]], [[David Darling (musician)|David Darling]], [[Lucio Amanti]], [[Akua Dixon]], [[Ernst Reijseger]], [[Fred Lonberg-Holm]], [[Tom Cora]] and [[Erik Friedlander]]. Modern musical theatre pieces like Jason Robert Brown's ''[[The Last Five Years]]'', Duncan Sheik's ''[[Spring Awakening (musical)|Spring Awakening]]'', Adam Guettel's ''[[Floyd Collins (musical)|Floyd Collins]]'', and Ricky Ian Gordon's ''[[My Life with Albertine]]'' use small string ensembles (including solo cellos) to a prominent extent.

In Indian classical music, [[Saskia Rao-de Haas]] is a well-established soloist as well as playing duets with her sitarist husband, Pt. [[Shubhendra Rao]]. Other cellists performing Indian classical music are Nancy Lesh (Dhrupad) and Anup Biswas. Both Rao and Lesh play the cello sitting cross-legged on the floor.

The cello can also be used in [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]] and [[folk music]], with notable players including [[Ben Sollee]] of the [[Sparrow Quartet]] and the "Cajun cellist" Sean Grissom, as well as [[Vyvienne Long]], who, in addition to her own projects, has played for those of [[Damien Rice]]. Cellists such as [[Natalie Haas]], Abby Newton, and Liz Davis Maxfield have contributed significantly to the use of cello playing in Celtic folk music, often with the cello featured as a primary melodic instrument and employing the skills and techniques of traditional fiddle playing. [[Lindsay Mac]] is becoming well known for playing the cello like a guitar, with her cover of [[The Beatles]]' "[[Blackbird (Beatles song)|Blackbird]]".

Canadian electronic music producer Aaron Funk ([[Venetian Snares]]), in the piece Szamár Madár (on his 2005 album [[Rossz Csillag Alatt Született]]), extensively samples Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85.