SKU: HL.44010430

UPC: 884088414610. 9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.

The piece traces key events in the life of Haakon the Good, later to become King Haakon I (ca. 921-960), who had been fostered by King Athelstan of England as part of a peace agreement made by his father (“The Future King”). The English king brought him up in the Christian religion and, on the news of his father's death, provided him with ships and men for an expedition against his half-brother Eirik Bloodaxe, who had been proclaimed king of Norway. On his arrival he travelled north (“The Journey to Trondheim”), where he began to gain the support of the landowners by promising to give up the rights of taxation his father had previously claimed. Elrik's sons allied themselves with the Danes, but were invariably defeated by Haakon, who was successful in everything he undertook except in his attempt to introduce Christianity to the country (“The Missionary King”), which aroused an opposition he did not feel strong enough to face. One of his most famous victories was “The Battle of Rastarkalv” (near Frei) in 955. By placing ten standards far apart along a low ridge (to give the impression his army was bigger than it actually was), he managed to fool Eirik's sons that they were outnumbered (the ten standards are represented by ten loud chords that begin in m. 420). The Danes fled and were slaughtered by Haakon's army.

SKU: FH.VC8

ISBN 978-1-55440-544-2.

This inaugural edition of the Cello Series offers a sound and progressive collection of Repertoire, Recordings, Etudes, Technique, and Orchestral Excerpts for the aspiring cellist. With an expansive representation of musical styles from all eras, this series addresses the need for a single collection of quality educational materials to foster musical development and instill appreciation of the richness and diversity of music written for cello. Supporting a balanced course of study, this series organizes repertoire into nine volumes from the Preparatory Level through Level 8. Each level offers music from a range of styles and compositional eras, including standard literature, new arrangements of familiar tunes, and music written for cellists, by cellists. These selections provide the flexibility to choose pedagogically appropriate material suited to each individual, and to motivate students to fully develop their musicianship and technique.
Preparatory Level:
Etude in C Major - Schroeder, Carl
Stroll Along - Anonymous arr. Samuel Applebaum
Etude in C Major - Romberg, Bernhard Heinrich
Climbing the Scale - Hewitt-Jones, Anita
Etude in C Major - Kummer, Friedrich August
My Pony - Slovenian folk song arr. Francis Grant
Level 1:
The Willow Tree - Grant, Francis
Etude in C Major - Hohmann, Christian-Heinrich
Travelling Along - Hewitt-Jones, Anita
The Train - Legg, Pat
Up and Down Again - Dancla, Charles arr. Samuel Applebaum
Etude in G Major - Dotzauer, Friedrich
Etude in C Major - Romberg, Bernhard Heinrich
Etude in G Major, op. 101, no. 9 - Lee, Sebastian
Level 2:
Etude in D Major - Kummer, Friedrich August
Etude in B flat Major, op. 70, no. 16 - Lee, Sebastian
Phrygian Frolic - Legg, Pat
Martele March - Hewitt-Jones, Anita
Pachyderm Parade - Mooney, Rick
Etude in G Minor - Romberg, Bernhard Heinrich
Etude in C Major - Werner, Josef
Level 3:
Etude in A Major - Dotzauer, Friedrich
Spiccato Race - Hewitt-Jones, Anita
Etude in G Major, op. 30, no. 6 - Brueckner, Oskar
Etude in C Major - Borschitzky, Johann Francis
Etude in B flat Major - Tabb, Richard Valentine
Etude in G Major - Kummer, Friedrich August
Etude in F Major - Matz, Rudolf
Fire Stations - Legg, Pat
Etude in F Major - Feuillard, Louis R.
Level 4:
Etude in G Minor, op. 70, no. 24 - Lee, Sebastian
Etude in C Major - Tabb, Richard Valentine
Etude in D Major - Matz, Rudolf
Calypso - Legg, Pat
I Was a Teenage Monster - Mooney, Rick
Suo-Gan (A Welsh Lullaby) - Welsh folk song Arr. Rick Mooney
Etude in D Minor - Werner, Joseph
Etude in G Major, op. 31, no. 12 - Schroeder, Carl
Etude in C Major - Feuillard, Louis R.
Spinner's Waltz - Hewitt-Jones, Anita.