Scott Joplin is celebrated as the United States? first well-known black composer, making his name as a writer of piano rags. His life was a constant struggle with adversity, and Joplin died relatively young in 1917, at the dawn of the recording age. Few remembered Joplin?s music until a revival in the 1970s brought The Entertainer and others to the world?s attention. Nowadays Scott Joplin has taken his rightful place in the gallery of great American composers.

The Rags included in this collection are, The Entertainer, The Maple Leaf Rag, The Easy Winners, The Elite Syncopations and The Favorite.

They have been arranged as solos for one Cello with piano accompaniment, and include all sections of the original compositions. You will download one pdf file that contains both 22 pages of piano score and the 10 page solo part. These pieces are suitable for players at an intermediate and advanced intermediate level. Musicians will find these Ragtime solos ideal for formal and informal performances, light and fun, yet still a serious and vitally important part of the American musical heritage. The overall performance time for all five is around 25 minutes.

Teachers will enjoy using these arrangements as a fun way to help with phrasing, syncopated rhythms and light articulation.

Click on the YouTube link to see and hear samples from the collection. There are many more top quality arrangements and compositions by David McKeown for you to browse at http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/david-mckeown/6203

The Wedding Album is a collection of four beautiful and timeless wedding favourites, arranged for Solo Cello with Piano accompaniment. Whether for that Special Day, for a recital, or for your own entertainment, these arrangements are ideal for players at an intermediate level or higher. The 24-page file includes the piano accompaniments and the separate solo parts at the end.

Ave Maria was written by Franz Schubert in 1825 as the sixth song in his song cycle based on Walter Scott?s poem The Lady of the Lake. It is perhaps the best known of all his melodies, adapted for piano by Franz Liszt, and for orchestra many times since. It is often sung with the Latin lyrics of the Catholic hymn of the same name and has been heard everywhere from the Disney movie Fantasia to the funeral of J.F. Kennedy.

The Bridal March was written by Richard Wagner in 1850, scored for orchestra and chorus, and opening the third act of his opera, Lohingren. It is best known in the English-speaking world as "Here Comes the Bride". Queen Victoria?s daughter used the music for her marriage in 1858, and its popularity has endured ever since.

The Prince of Denmark?s March is better known nowadays as the Trumpet Voluntary and is often used in wedding ceremonies. It was in fact written for organ, with the melody played on the"trumpet stop". Written around 1700, for many years this piece was mistakenly attributed to Henry Purcell. Only recently has it been established that the composer was Jeremiah Clarke, organist at St Paul?s Cathedral. It is somewhat ironic that this composer of a wedding mainstay was himself a victim of unrequited love. He consequently shot himself in the cathedral graveyard.

Felix Mendelssohn?s Wedding March was originally written in 1842 as incidental music to Shakespeare?s famousplay, Midsummer Night?s Dream. When Queen Victoria?s daughter used the music for her marriage in 1858, it became instantly popular and has remained a wedding favourite ever since.

The Ultimate Cello Christmas Collection

32 festive favourites arranged for cello with piano accompaniment.

Unique arrangements of some of the most popular Christmas carols, some including optional descants! Designed for digital viewing - just download and start playing.

The ultimate collection includes 2 exclusive arrangements (Carol of the Bells and the Darke setting of In the Bleak Mid-Winter) which are not available anywhere else.

Full piano scores with chord markings as well as individual cello parts. Export the cello parts as their own PDF



Pieces included in this collection:

Once in Royal David?s CityO Little Town of Bethlehem (UK version)Jingle BellsAway in a Manger (UK version)Good King WenceslasThe Holly and the IvyO Come O Come EmmanuelWhat Child is This?Ding Dong Merrily on HighCarol of the BellsIn the Bleak Mid-Winter (Holst version)Joy To The WorldO Christmas TreeDeck The HallsCoventry CarolAngels from the Realms of GloryO Little Town of Bethlehem (US version)I Heard the Bells on Christmas DayGod Rest Ye Merry GentlemenSilent NightAway in a Manger (US version)The First NoëlI Saw Three ShipsO Holy NightGood Christian Men RejoiceWhile Shepherds Watched Their FlocksIn the Bleak Mid-Winter (Darke version)We Three Kings of Orient AreHark the Herald Angels SingIt Came Upon the Midnight ClearO Come All Ye FaithfulWe Wish You a Merry Christmas