The composer states:'The term 'oblique strategies? was coined jointly by British musician Brian Eno and German-born British visual artist Peter Schmidt to describe a series of printed cards they developed throughout the 1970's. The cards had their origins in sets of uncannily similar working principles that both artists had established independently, and featured aphorisms intended as a means of triggering inspiration or providing useful stimulus during the creative process, particularly when encountering difficulties of fatigue or time constraint.As Eno and Schmidt wrote in their introduction to the first edition in 1975: 'They can be used as a pack (a set of possibilities being continuously reviewed in the mind) or by drawing a single card from the shuffled pack when a dilemma occurs in a working situation. In this case, the card is trusted even if its appropriateness is quite unclear. They are not final, as new ideas will present themselves, and others will become self-evident?.I chose eleven of Eno and Schmidt's strategies, ordering them in a way that revealed to me a logic and potential inter-relatedness within a hitherto disparate set of single ideas I had assembled for solo cello, each of them in turn a reflection upon the commission's initial purpose of creating a test piece for the 2014 Emanuel Feuermann cello competition.It's my hope then that the resultant composition may provide not only an interesting test of the competitors' talents but also offer the interpreter an opportunity to reflect upon the delights and pitfalls of creativity as he or she comes to terms with the various musical and technical challenges to be found within these ten minutes of music for solo cello.? / Violoncelle

Cello Play-Along Volume 6-The Cello Play-Along series will help you to play your favourite songs quickly and easily on the Cello. This volume features all 11 pieces from The Piano Guys' album Uncharted - simply follow the printed sheet music and then play along using the original backing tracks. The Piano Guys' sixth studio album Uncharted reached number 1 in the US classical charts following its release in 2016. The album contains Themes from Pirates Of The Caribbean Can't Stop The Feeling from the DreamWorks Animation film Trolls and an inspired blend of Adele's Hello and Mozart'sLacrimosa amongst eight other beautiful melodies. Available online for download or streaming the backing tracks included with this book feature audio recorded by The Piano Guys. Watch the official music video for The Piano Guys' Hello/Lacrimosa:

Cello Play-Along Volume 1-The Cello Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the printed music and play along using the original backing tracks available online for download or streaming. This inaugural volume lets you play along with original audio tracks recorded by the Piano Guys! Songs include: Ants Marching/Ode to Joy · Batman Evolution · Because of You · Don't You Worry Child · Father's Eyes · Home · Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends · Let It Go · The Mission/How Great Thou Art · Pictures at an Exhibition · Story of My Life · Summer Jam. Online audio is accessed at halleonard.com/mylibrary

This pupil's book provides a lively and comprehensive introduction to the very first steps of playing the cello.All the titles in the Abracadabra series work in conjunction with each other making them ideal for ensemble group and whole class tuition. Used alone they remain perfect for individual lessons. The book contains activities games and pieces that teach the fundamentals of playing the cello: good posture (with and without the instrument) bow hold finger position and pitch awareness as well as developing rhythm and notation reading. The CD also aids pitch development with performances of the pieces and backing tracks to motivate pupils topractise pieces and activities outside of their lessons. The basics are constantly reinforced and revisited with the pupils building up to 'performance pieces' that combine and showcase all of the skills they have developed.

Instrumental Play-Along. Nine instrumental solo arrangements with full demo and lovely accompaniment tracks so you can play along and sound like a pro! Songs include: Can You Feel the Love Tonight ? Circle of Life ? Hakuna Matata ? He Lives in You ? I Just Can't Wait to Be King ? The Lion Sleeps Tonight ? Never Too Late ? Spirit ? Stampede. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK , a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

Cheryl Frances-Hoad's Excelsus for solo Cello. 'Excelsus takes the form of a suite each movement being based on a passage from the Requiem mass text. Although I spent many hours refining my interpretation of the words the work is ultimately a more instinctive reaction to the evocative language of the excerpts. However my stance was always totally atheistic and this infiltrates everything from the mood through the disregard for the text’s order to the instrumentation (the use of a lone figure which I viewed as a musical equivalent to the ‘first person’ offending against the liturgical norms which areconcerned with people as a community). Musically the entire work is based on two themes one melodic (the Rex Tremendae or ‘King of Awful Majesty’ theme which is heard at the very opening) and one chordal (the Lux Aeternum (Light eternal) chords not revealed in their pure form until the pizzicato passage that concludes the suite). The order ofthe movements is as follows: Requiem Aeternum (Grant them eternal rest)Kyrie (Lord have mercy)Tuba Mirum (Hark the Trumpet)Sanctus (Holy holy)Dies Irae (Day of Wrath)Agnus Dei (Lamb of God)Quid Sum Miser (What shall I a wretch say then?)' - Cheryl Frances-Hoad

Even novices will sound great with Cello Easy Instrumental Play-Along: Classical Themes featuring 10 pieces which have been carefully selected and arranged for first-year instrumentalists. Audio demonstration tracks featuring real instruments are available for download to help you hear how the song should sound.Once you've mastered the notes download the backing tracks to play along with the band.Titles include Can Can Largo from Symphony No. 9 (?New World?) Musette in D Major Spring Trumpet Voluntary and more.

Instrumental Solos For Strings-This series offers a versatile selection of hit movie and TV music for flute clarinet alto sax tenor sax trumpet horn in F trombone violin viola cello and mallet percussion. Each book contains carefully edited arrangements appropriate to each instrument and well suited for level 2--3 students. The CD includes a fully orchestrated demo track of each song which features a live instrumental solo performance followed by a play-along track. Also included are PDFs of piano accompaniments and Alfred's Tempo Changer Software. Titles include: Amazons of Themyscira (Wonder Woman) Another Day of Sun (La La Land) Beauty and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast) City of Stars (La La Land) Everything Is Awesome (The LEGO® Movie) Ghostbusters (Ghostbusters) Heathens (Suicide Squad) Just Like Fire (Alice Through the Looking Glass) Kowalski Rag (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) A Man and His Beasts (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) Mia

Instrumental Play-Along-Solo arrangements of a dozen jazz blues tunes are featured in this collection for beginning to intermediate instrumentalists.It features online access to audio demonstration tracks for download or streaming to help you hear how the song should sound and so you can sound great while playing along with the backing tracks!Songs include Basin Street Blues C-Jam Blues Freddie Freeloader Night Train One for Daddy-O The Swingin' Shepherd Blues Tenor Madness and more.The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK a multi-functional audio player thatallows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys and pan left or right.

Instrumental Play-Along« Series. Themes from 14 favorite contemporary video games are included in this collection for beginning solo instrumentalists. It features online access to audio demonstration and backing tracks for download or streaming to help you hear how the song should sound and then to play-along and sound like a pro! Includes themes from: Angry Birds - Assassin's Creed III - Assassin's Creed Revelations - Battlefield 1942 - Civilization IV (Baba Yetu) - Deltarune (Don't Forget) - Elder Scrolls IV and V - Fallout' 4 - Final Fantasy VII - Full Metal Alchemist (Bratja) (Brothers) - IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey - Splinter Cell: Conviction - Undertale (Megalovania). / Date parution : 2019-11-14/ Recueil / Violoncelle

Instrumental Play-Along-Nine songs from the world-famous film and stage musical have been carefully arranged for the Cello soloist complete with a set of full band backing tracks.With such familiar and memorable melodies as Edelweiss and My Favorite Things The Sound Of Music offers a world of music that you and you audience will love. What's more the specially recorded accompaniments will really transform your performance!

51 Traditional Pieces. Par . Cellist Ben Davis presents a collection of pieces for solo cello drawn from the rich tradition of Irish folk music. The collection covers a range of styles including Jigs, Reels, Hornpipes and Marches. The volume includes notes on the tunes, and is accompanied by recordings of all tunes. German and French translations of all texts are available as PDF downloads from the Schott Music website. Suitable for players of grades 3-8. / Niveau : Intermédiaire-Avancé / Date parution : 2023-08-12/ Recueil / Violoncelle

This celebratory 70th Anniversary instrumental edition of one of the most famous MGM movie musicals features an historical essay and colour and black and white movie photos.Included are classic titles Over the Rainbow We're Off to See the Wizard as well as the song deleted from the movie The Jitterbug and more all arranged and edited for the Level 2-3 instrumental player.Also included is a CD which features live demonstration performances of the instrument tracks.