The present volume contains a selection of very easy recital pieces for violoncello and piano which can be played in the first position after 1-2 years of cello lessons. The selected pieces are original works from the Renaissance period to the present day: from the Baroque minuet, the classical sonatina or the Romantic character piece to contemporary music and tango, blues or pop. The pieces are suitable for individual, group and chamber music lessons, for practising on one's own and especially for the first auditions, concerts or competitions. A musical journey through 500 years of cello music!

Volume 2 of the Cellissimo series contains 25 popular original pieces for cello and piano from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic eras and is a real treasure trove for advanced pupils, students, teachers and cello lovers.
The cello literature comprises a lot of major standard works for lessons, concerts and competitions. Apart from classics by Vivaldi, Breval, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Faure, or Saint-Saens, the volume also contains several lesser known pieces, e.g. by August Nolck (1862-1928) and Georg Goltermann (1824-1898).
The pieces are of medium technical difficulty which corresponds to grade 3-4 or grade 5-8 of the international examination system. Some pieces can be played in the 2nd to 7th position, while several works require putting the thumb under. All selected works are particularly suitable for the development of sound, vibrato, differentiated bowing technique, as well as the performer's personal interpretation and musical presentation.

Some of the pieces come with a basso part (violoncello 2) which is available for download free of charge.

Other editions:
Volume 1: Arietta. 40 easy original pieces for violoncello and piano (Schott, ED 22353)

'Best of Cello Classics' contains 15 popular performance pieces for cello and piano from four centuries. The Baroque works also contain a continuous bass part. Apart from standard works and 'classics' such as the famous sonatas by Breval (C major), de Fesch (D minor), Vivaldi (E minor) or Saint-Saens' 'The Swan' from 'The Carnival of Animals', this volume also contains lesser known works, like Recercada primera by Ortiz, sonatas by Cirri and Romberg, as well as some charming little character pieces by Lee, Goltermann, Nolck and Trowell. The majority of the works can, for the most part, be played in the first four positions. Some pieces containing a few notes in the neck positions are nevertheless easily playable as well.

1. Pomp and Circumstance Edward Elgar

2. Andante (Surprise Symphony) Franz Joseph Haydn

3. Arioso Daniel Gottlob Turk

4. Lullaby Johannes Brahms

5. Melody Robert Schumann

6. Sarabande George Frideric Handel

7. Silent Night Franz Xaver Gruber

8. A Little Piece Robert Schumann

9. Carnival Of Venice Julius Benedict

10. La Donna E Mobile Giuseppe Verdi

11. Largo (The New World) Antonin Dvorak

12. Old French Song Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

13. Waltz (Sleeping Beauty) Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

14. We Wish You A Merry Christmas EnglishFolk Song

15. Air Henry Purcell

16. Ode To Joy LudwigVan Beethoven

17. Italian Polka SergeiRachmaninoff

18. Minuet (In F Major) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

19. Solveig`s Song EdvardGrieg

20. Sonatina (In C Major) Muzio Clementi

21. Waltz DmitriKabalevsky

22. Alouette FrenchFolk Song

23. Gaudeamus Igitur Johannes Brahms

24. Green Sleeves English Folk Song

25. Hongroise Adolphe-Charles Adam

26. Minuet (In F Major) Franz Joseph Haydn

27. Serenade (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

28. Soldier\'s March Robert Schumann

29. Arietta MuzioClementi

30. Emperor Waltz JohannStrauss Jr.

31. Grand March (Aida) Giuseppe Verdi

32. Happy Birthday To You Patty and Mildred J. Hill

33. Minuet (In D Minor) Johann Sebastian Bach

34. Santa Lucia Italian Folk Song

35. The Emperor\'s Hymn Franz Joseph Haydn

36. La Paloma Sebastian Yradier

37. Dance Of The Hours Amilcare Ponchielli

38. Fur Elise Ludwig Van Beethoven

39. Humoresque Antonin Dvorak

40. Minuet (In G Major) Johann Sebastian Bach

41. Toreador Song Georges Bizet

42. Turkish March Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

43. Ave Maria FranzSchubert

44. Barcarolle Jacques Offenbach

45. In The Hall Of The Mountain King Edvard Grieg

46. Melody In FAnton Rubinstein

47. None But The Lonely Heart Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

48. Polovtsian Dance Alexander Borodin

49. Spanish Romance

50. Liebestraum (Dream Of Love) Franz Liszt

51. Arioso George Frideric Handel

52. O Mio Babbino Caro Giacomo Puccini

53. O Sole Mio Eduardo Di Capua

54. To A Wild Rose EdwardMacDowell

55. Sobre Las Olas (Over The Waves) JuventinoRosas

56. Waltz (Op. 39 No. 15) Johannes Brahms

57. Blue Danube Waltz Johann Strauss Jr.

58. Bridal Chorus (Wedding March) Richard Wagner

59. Gavotte Jean-Baptiste Lully

60. Die Forelle FranzSchubert

61. Pavane Gabriel Faure

62. The Skaters Waltz Emile Waldteufel

63. Wedding March FelixBartholdy Mendelssohn

64. Adagio (In G Minor) Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni

65. Can Can Jacques Offenbach

66. Habanera GeorgesBizet

67. Passacaglia Handel-Halvorsen

68. Radetzky March JohannStrauss Sr.

69. Serenade FranzSchubert

70. Theme From Symphony No.40 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Silent Night (Franz Xaver Gruber)

Waltz (Sleeping Beauty)

Air (Henry Purcell)

Alouette (French Folk Song)

Santa Lucia (Italian Folk Song)

In The Hall Of The Mountain King (Edvard Grieg)

Polovtsian Dance (Alexander Borodin)

Minuet (In G Major) (Johann Sebastian Bach)

Ode To Joy Ludwig Van Beethoven

Habanera (Georges Bizet)

Arioso (Daniel Gottlob Turk)

A Little Piece (Robert Schumann)

Italian Polka (Sergei Rachmaninoff)

Gaudeamus Igitur (Johannes Brahms)

Arietta (Muzio Clementi)

Sobre Las Olas (Over The Waves) (Juventino Rosas)

None But The Lonely Heart (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky)

Liebestraum (Dream Of Love) (Franz Liszt)

Gavotte (Jean-Baptiste Lully)

Theme From Symphony No.40 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

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.

22 easy pieces for cello and piano from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic eras. The pieces are mainly playable in the first position and are particularly suitable from the second year of tuition. Many of the piano arrangements can also be played by pupils.

This combined version of the of the PianoAccompaniment and Cello Online String Sampler Cello Sheet Music is a fun and easy way to activelylearn, study and play beautiful cello music from a wide variety of styles anderas. 54 pieces are featured, representing music history periods, cultures andstyles such as Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20thCentury, Fiddle, Klezmer, Gypsy, Chinese, Greek, Carnatic, Arabic, Mariachi,Ragtime and Blues. These arrangements have been simplified for advancedbeginners to intermediate players, and include a representative sampling ofmost major forms of string music such as concertos, symphonies, sonatas,quartets and trios. As an added bonus, sound files of each piece and a studyguide are currently available on the website CelloOnline.com* as a self-guidedclass specifically designed to accompany this music: https://www.celloonline.com/stringclass.html The studyguide explains the history and musical form of the selected pieces, andincludes cello technique tips for each piece of music. Let the music begin!

*No guarantees are made that these sound files and websitewill be available indefinitely.

Pieces include: Columba aspexit by Hildegard of Bingen; Sixth Royal Estampie from Chansonnier du Roy; Helas Madame; Kemp?s Jigg; Fantasia by Lupo; Minuet from The Fiddle New Model?d by Crome; Rondeau by Purcell; Hornpipe from Water Music by Handel; La Folia medley by Marais, Corelli, and Vivaldi; Double Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 3, No. 8, 1st movement by Vivaldi; Prelude from Cello Suite I in G Major by Bach; Allegro from Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 by Bach; Kyrie from Messa a 4 con violini by Cazzati; Medley: He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd and Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah by Handel; Arioso from Cantata No.156 by Bach; Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618 by Mozart; Adagio from Violin Concerto No. 3 in G by Mozart; Andante from String Quartet No. 13 in Am by Schubert; Andante from Emperor Quartet in C major by Haydn; Surprise Symphony No. 94, 2nd movement by Haydn; Pastoral Symphony No. 6, 1st and 5th movements by Beethoven; Hungarian Dance No. 5 by Brahms; The Moldau from Ma Vlast by Smetana; Halling from 25 Norwegian Folksongs and Dances by Grieg; Emperor Waltz by Strauss; Vieille Chanson by Viardot; Andante from Violin Concerto in E Minor by Mendelssohn; Allegro and Adagio from Cello Concerto in B minor by Dvorak; Notturno from String Quartet No. 2 in D major by Borodin; Elegy Op. 44 for Viola and Piano by Glazunov; Barcarolla from Sonata in Bb for Viola and Piano by Vieuxtemps; Ave Maria from a theme by J.S. Bach by Gounod/Bach; Sicilienne Op. 78 for cello and piano by Fauré; Meditation from Thaïs by Massenet; Habanera from Carmen by Bizet; Reed Flutes from The Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky; Overture from Pulcinella Ballet by Stravinsky; Moderato from Sonata No. 1 in G Major by Gallo; Assez vif from String Quartet in F Major by Ravel; Sehr langsam from 4 Pieces, Op. 7 by Webern; Simple Gifts melody by Brackett; Braul from Romanian Folk Dances by Bartok; The Basso-Gypsy Traditional; Odessa Bulgarish-Klezmer Traditional; Varys Hasapikos-Greek Traditional; El Jarabe Tapatio-Mexican Traditional; Jasmine Flower-Chinese Traditional; Sara Sara-Tyāgarāja (Carnatic); Longa Nahawand by Bey (Arabic/Ottoman); Irish Washerwoman-Irish Traditional; Fiddle Medley: Bile Them Cabbage Down, Devil?s Dream and Shuffle-Fiddle Traditional; The Ragtime Violin by Berlin; The Castle Walk by Europe & Dabney; St. Louis Blues by Handy.

For cello solo and piano accompaniment with chords.
Key: D major
Duration: 3'19