SKU: BT.HITPCPTCELLO01

Le Petit Violoncellorama est un répertoire de morceaux pour violoncellistes débutants, permettant de jouer aussi bien du classique que des musiques de films ou de la variété et du traditionnel : la Reine des Neiges, California Dreamin, La fl teenchantée, Go down Moses, Dès que le vent soufflera, Ya dla joie, Symphone n°9 du Nouveau Monde etc.Chaque morceau est le fruit d’un travail d’arrangement, précis, adapté l’instrument et au niveau de l’élève. Ce volume, progressif, présente un niveau de difficulté très faible et aisément accessible pour l’élève. La mise en page, en couleur ettrès aérée, assure une grande lisibilité.Le CD accompagnant l’ouvrage, de qualité supérieure, a été enregistré par Jean Taverne. Cet enregistrement exceptionnel donnera un exemple et un plaisir musical de choix tous les apprentis violoncellistes, ainsi qu’ tous les mélomanes.96 pages, illustrations couleur, papier sans reflet, relié spirale.Parties piano sur cahier séparé (inclus).CD audio.

SKU: BA.BA11043

ISBN 9790006543229. 33.5 x 25.5 cm inches.

Manfred Trojahn on the origin and title of his impressive virtuoso solo work:
Admittedly I do not know if he had seagulls, but since Mendelssohn was born in Hamburg, he will not have gone through life without at least the impression of the cry of seagulls. Nor do I know if seagulls played any part in his life in Rome. I myself was astonished when, one or two years ago in the Villa Massimo, I was, not exactly annoyed but disturbed by the strong rhythmical cry of seagulls. I was just about to write a bassoon solo when the seagulls started.
Then the idea came to me that precisely this sequence of notes could serve as the basis of the work. And the sequence for the bassoon solo is, in turn, the basis of the piece for violoncello - this is how titles are born... Of course the violoncello meanders with virtuosic ease from the seagull motif to the 'elf-like' skittering brought to music by Mendelssohn and used time and again in his compositions, finally becoming a cabaletta. Now, cabalettas are not very representative of Mendelssohn, but as I was composing I definitely wanted to put a cabaletta in this passage.
I am sure Mendelssohn and I will easily agree on this, especially since later justice is done to him in the rapid passages and, of course in the tonal cadenza at the very end, which is more indicative of his time than of mine ... isn't it?