Sonata no. 2 in g minor op. 117 for Violoncello and Piano-In contrast to the first cello sonata (HN 1357) composed four years earlier this substantially more catchy and playful second sonata enjoyed great success with audiences and critics right from the start. Friend and associate Vincent d???Indy wrote to Faur? the day after the premiere in May 1922: I would like to tell you how much I am still charmed by your so beautiful sonata. In it I found what is seemingly forgotten these days: music.??? It therefore comes as no surprise that the sonata rapidly found its way into the concert repertoire where it maintains an uncontested position to this today. The duo David Geringas and Markus Bellheim provided fingerings.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull-Play a selection of superb John Williams' compositions from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. This book is part of an instrumental series arranged for Violin Viola and Cello. The arrangements are completely compatible with each other and can be played together or as solos. Each book features a specially designed Piano part that can easily be played by a teacher or intermediate piano student and a carefully crafted removable part complete with bowings articulations and keys well suited to the level 2-3 player. A fully orchestrated accompaniment CD containing a demonstration track of each song featuring live instrumental performance plusa Play-Along track. This terrific edition also contains a tuning note plus a host of full-colour stills from the film.

Media Type : Book Level : Beginning-Intermediate Musical Genre : All Styles Number of pages : 40 Practice for Performance provides a rare and intimate view into a very thoughtful and successful performer's personal toolkit. Set in the context of his own personal history of growth as a performer, cellist Daniel Morganstern (principal cellist for the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the American Ballet Theatre at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York) displays rare honesty in discussing the problems that faced him at various point of his career, and the ways to solve them. The discoveries sensibly unfold in a fascinating account of experiences with many notable artists whose comments and examples shaped the author's thinking. These ideas are not to be found in any other treatise on the subject of musical preparation. The examples in this book, both musical and non-musical, offer a foundation to help evoke instinctive musical responses in the mechanical processes of playing the cello, and have been advantageously applied to other instruments as well, including voice.

A collection of challenging and specialised studies exploring the variety of sounds and techniques of the Cello. Each study is full of unique character perfectly suited to the concert hall as well as private rehearsal. Some represent virtuosic technical displays whereas others are more lyrical and challenge the performer's interpretive skills.

The first scale book to guide students of all levels in a step-by-step fashion through the most essential scale exercises. Rhythmic and bowing variations of gradually increasing difficulty take the monotony out of daily scalepractice and because each scale and associated scale work is located on facing pages assigning scales has never been easier. Institutes a new approach to practicing octaves thirds and even tenths. Designed to help cellistsachieve unparalleled command of even the most advanced techniques.

The Passacaglia for Violoncello Solo one of Walton's last works was commissioned by Mstislav Rostropovich and first performed in 1982. The short Tema published for the first time was written in 1970 as part of a collective composition for the Prince of Wales.

The Tricks To Tunes series is designed for teaching mixed string instruments in groups. It is a systematic program developed over many years from many years experience teaching strings in schools. The tutors are aimed at the primary and lower secondary school age group but are also suitable for older beginners.The children learn ‘tricks’ for their fingers or bows which are fun when done in a group. Reading skills are developed at the same time.Each page represents a small step in musical and technical development based on reading music from the very first lessons. Theory homework is included at the end of most sections providing the complete theoryrequired as children progress.The tutors for each instrument are identical in content except where differences are required to accommodate the different instruments.Books 1 and 2 of the series are each intended to cover one year of group tuition based on a school year of 40 weeks. Book 3 provides material for two years. Progress will vary according to the age of the children the size of the group and the extent of their previous musical experience.Additional repertoire at the end of the books provides: extension work for pupils who reach the end of the book before the rest of the group additional work for those who want it and end of year concert pieces. These brilliant tutors make playing music fun as it should be!

This is a wonderful String Quintet (normal String Quartet plus one Cello) arrangement of Beethoven's well known Kreutzer sonata for Violin and Piano. It has interesting and sometimes challenging parts for all players. The arranger is anonymous and the work was originally published in 1832.

Book 1. Par SEVCIK OTAKAR. Otakar ?evcík's op. 2 is a fundamental tutor for teaching the violin. It focuses on the elementary problems of right-hand technique which ?evcík practises in 4,000 variants of systematically organized exercises for all bowings. This famous tutor has remained in use to the present day and is equally valued by players of other string instruments. The distinguished cellist Tomá? Jamník has arranged the 'School of Bowing Technique? for the violoncello, taking into account its differences from the violin. He has transcribed individual exercises for the violoncello without neglecting ?evcík's original pedagogical aims. As a result, this edition differs fundamentally from the only known cello arrangement of this opus by Louis R. Feuillard./ Etude / Violoncelle

Instrumental Play-Along-This unique collection features twelve songs for solo instrumentalists from the legendary hard-hitting metal band.Now many instrumentalists can play their favourite Metallica songs. Each soloist is supported by great backing tracks.

In five movements: Meditaci½n Memorias de Tango Polka Pizzicato Canci½n de Amor and Moto Perpetuo.

Par BAUER JOHN. Ce système d'échelle progressive coordonne les concepts de base des échelles élémentaires à avancé en préparation pour le système d'échelle par Carl Flesch. Par certains aspects, il va au-delà de la portée du système Flesch. One-octave échelles sont introduits dans les patrons en mettant l'accent sur les étapes de moitié et rétention de doigt. Les patrons de deux-octave échelle sont non changeante. Trois-octave échelles sont offerts avec doigtés traditionnelles et modernes. L'arrêt double échelles varient en doigtés afin d'enseigner les concepts de base de double-stops. Les harmoniques sont inclus au-delà de la portée du système Flesch, dans une forme de base dont les harmoniques naturelles. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / All Styles - Technic / Etude / Violoncelle