Are you talking about treble clef at pitch or treble 8bassa, the traditional notation?
Thank you, David. That's exactly the problem with using treble for cello. There are historical precedents for two different practices, as there are, as well, for bass clef bass clarinet and bass clef horn. The player has to know (for historical music) or guess (for today's music) which practice to follow.
Like David, I'm a viola da gamba player and not a cellist. A few years ago I had the right people in my Early Music Ensemble to play the Brandenburg with violas and gambas. Unfortunately the editor of the edition we had had oh so helpfully put the viol parts in tenor clef--because of course they would be played by cellos nowadays, wouldn't they? Rather than recopying them back into alto clef, the other player and I determined that we'd learn to play them in tenor clef, and we did. The point, if any, is that editorial decisions can be smart in one context and stupid in another, and the choosing the wrong clef for an instrument can put unneeded barriers in the way of making music.
John
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