SKU: FH.VCS1
ISBN 978-1-55440-545-9.
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. An extensive offering of Etudes ranging from traditional to contemporary literature is organized into two progressively-leveled volumes (Preparatory-4 and 5-8). These musical selections present an inspiring approach to the reinforcement and development of technique.Preparatory LevelLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6Level 7Level 8Level 9Level 10.
SKU: HL.49019267
ISBN 9790001180689. UPC: 841886018143. 9.0x12.0x0.074 inches. Edited with fingerings and bowings by Fritz Zumkley.
Goltermann (1824-1898) left a plethora of works for his instrument, including seven cello concertos which sometimes go to the limitsof what was considered to be technically playable in his time. Even today, these works have maintained their importance throughout the methodological progress in literature. Apart from the concertos, Goltermann also composed a large number of character pieces, including romances, reveries, nocturnes and serenades. Stylistically wholly rooted in the Romantic spirit of their time, the pieces are relatively short and of medium difficulty as regards the technical demands. It is not least due to their melodic and harmonic catchiness that they enjoy a lasting popularity both in music lessons and in domestic concerts.
SKU: HL.49019221
ISBN 9790001180672. UPC: 841886018136. 9.0x12.0x0.092 inches.
Georg Goltermann (1824-1898) left a plethora of works for his instrument, including seven cello concertos which still play an important role in the cello literature of today. In addition, he composed a large number of character pieces, including romances, reveries, nocturnes and serenades. Rooted entirely in the romantic spirit of their time with regard to style, they are relatively short pieces of medium difficulty. It is not least due to its melodic and harmonic catchiness that the rather easy Reverie in G minor Op. 92/2 enjoys great popularity both in lessons and in concerts. The expression marking 'Allegro appassionato' refers to the fundamental character of the piece which demands, in particular, an expressive vibrato rich in modulation.
SKU: FH.VC4
ISBN 978-1-55440-540-4.
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.Concertos, Sonatas, and Suites:Sonata in D Major - Caldara, Antonio arr. Gyoergy Orban- First Movement: Adagio- Second Movement: AllegroSonatina in D Minor, WoO 43a - Beethoven, Ludwig vanSonatina in G Minor - Matz, Rudolf- Second MovementSonata in F Major, op. 1, no. 1 - Marcello, Benedetto- Third Movement: Largo- Fourth Movement: AllegroConcertino No. 3 in A Major - Breval, Jean-Baptiste arr. L.-R. FeuillardConcert Repertoire:The Easy Winners - Joplin, Scott arr. Forrest KinneyOrientale, op. 50, no. 9 - Cui, CesarBonjour tristesse - Hart, PaulHip Hip Bourree - Jacobson, JulianElfentanz - Jenkinson, Ezra arr. Carey CheneyChanson de matin, op. 15, no. 2 - Elgar, EdwardCello Sonata in G Minor, op. 65 - Chopin, Frederic- Third Movement: LargoThe Swan Sees his Reflection - Forsyth, MalcolmSpanish Dance - Adorian, AndrewBaby Blackbird, Fly Now - Silverman, Adam B.Unaccompanied Repertoire:Suite for Violoncello (Lights and Shadows) - Matz, Rudolf- Second Movement: Cantabile- Eighth Movement: Finale giocosoRicercar No. 1 - Gabrielli, DomenicoSuite NO. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 - Bach, Johann Sebastian- Seventh Movement: Gigue.
SKU: HL.49045283
ISBN 9790001162470. UPC: 841886028913. 9.0x12.0x0.073 inches.
Take Seven is a tried and trusted showpiece with audience appeal. The title Take Seven is of course a play on Paul Desmond's famous Take Five and its recording by the Dave Brubeck Quartet. As there, the rhythms in this piece are largely based on an asymmetric metre - in this case, 7/4 time. Unlike most jazz pieces with an uneven metre, however, Take Seven goes through various moods, sections and tempo changes, illuminating the main theme from different angles.
SKU: FH.VC5
ISBN 978-1-55440-541-1.
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.Concertos, Sonatas, and Suites:Concerto in D Major, op. 213 - Mendelssohn, Ludwig- First Movement: Allegro moderatoConcertino No. 1 in F Major - Breval, Jean-Baptiste arr. L.-R. Feuillard- First Movement: AllegroSuite in G Major - Matz, Rudolf- Fourth Movement- Fifth MovementSonata in G Major - Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich arr. Hugo Ruf- First Movement: AllegrettoSonata in C Major - De Fesch, Willem arr. Jason Noble- First Movement: Largo- Second Movement: VivaceSonata - Marcello, Benedetto arr. Alfred Piatti- First Movement: Largo- Second Movement: AllegroSonata in F Major, RV 41 - Vivaldi, Antonio arr. Kathleen Wood- First Movement: Largo- Second Movement: AllegroConcert Repertoire:O Canto Do Cysne Negro - Villa-Lobos, HeitorFrogs Dancing on Water Lilies - Mustonen, OlliLangsam, op. 102, no. 2 - Schumann, RobertWhen Music Sounds - Coulthard, JeanWie einst in schoener'n Tagen, op. 64, no. 1 - Popper, DavidBourree, op. 24 - Squire, William HenryNotturno, op. 59, no. 1 - Goltermann, GeorgScherzo and Trio - Reger, MaxLamento - Faure, GabrielLied - Rachmaninoff, SergeiUnaccompanied Repertoire:Capriccio No. 5 - Matz, RudolfRicercar No. 3 - Gabrielli, DomenicoSuite in C Major - Matz, Rudolf- Fourth Movement: Sarabande- Seventh Movement: GigueSuite No. 1 in G Major - Bach, Johann Sebastian- Third Movement: Courante.
SKU: FH.VC6
ISBN 978-1-55440-542-8.
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.Concertos:Concerto No. 4 in G Major, op. 65 - Goltermann, Georg arr. Leo Schulz- First Movement: AllegroConcertino No. 1 in C Major, op. 7 - Klengel, Julius- First Movement: AllegroConcerto No. 1 in A Minor, RV 422 - Vivaldi, Antonio arr. Eberhard Wenzel- Second Movement: Largo cantabileSonatas and Suites:Sonata in D Minor, op. 8, no. 9 - De Fesch, Willem arr. Jason Noble- First Movement: Siciliano- Second Movement: AllemandeSonata in G Minor, RV 42 - Vivaldi, Antonio- First Movement: Preludio- Second Movement: AllemandaSinfonia in F Major - Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista arr. Joseph Schmid- Third Movement: Adagio- Fourth Movement: PrestoConcert Repertoire:Lied ohne Worte, op. 109 - Mendelssohn, FelixCantillation - Ethridge, JeanSupplication - Bloch, ErnestRomanze - Reger, MaxLa Provencale - Marais, Marin arr. May MukleGavotte, op. 67, no. 2 - Popper, DavidSerenade espagnole, op. 20, no. 2 - Glazunov, Aleksandr arr. M.P. BelaieffAndaluza (Playera) - Granados, Enrique arr. Manuel CalvoApparition - Rathburn, EldonSiciliana - Piazzolla, AstorUnaccompanied Repertoire:Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011 - Bach, Johann Sebastian- Seventh Movement: GigueSuite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 - Bach, Johann Sebastian- Third Movement: CouranteSuite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 - Bach, Johann Sebastian- First Movement: PreludeI Dropped My Ice Cream Cone - Laut, EdwardBallad - Laut, Edward.
SKU: PR.114406980
UPC: 680160010806.
Shulamit Ran’s second string quartet, subtitled “Vistas,†occupies a large canvas that is cast in a traditional fourmovement mold, where the outer movements present, explore, and later return to the work’s principal musical materials, surrounding a slow movement and scherzo-type third movement with a trio. In addition to tempo-based titles, the individual movements have subtitles that are evocative of each movement’s character, as follows: I. Concentric: from the inside out II. Stasis III. Flashes IV. Vistas.My second string quartet, “Vistasâ€, is a work cast in a traditional four-movement formal mold, with the outer movements, presenting and later returning to the work’s principal musical materials, surrounding a slow movement and a scherzo-type third movement.While the four movements’ “proper†names -- Maestoso con forza, Lento, Scherzo impetuoso, and Introduzione; Maestoso e grande – give some indication of the general character of the individual movements, I have also subtitled, less formally, each movement as follows: 1) Concentric: from the inside out 2) Stasis 3) Flashes 4) Vista. The images evoked by these titles tell one, I think, a bit more about the inner workings of the quartet.In the first movement, a prominently presented opening pitch (E) reveals itself, as the movement unfolds, to be a center of gravity from which ever-growing cycles of activity gradually evolve. While various important themes come into being as the movement progresses, their impact on the listener has, I believe, a great deal to do with their juxtaposition and relationship to the initial central point of gravity.Stasis is, as the name implies, a movement where activity seems, at times, almost suspended. Being also, as Webster’s Dictionary reminds us, “a state of static balance and equilibrium among opposing tendencies or forces,†it develops various materials, including ones from the first movement, without bringing them to points of resolution.Flashes is short and very fast, evoking in my mind the quick shimmer of fireflies, a “sudden burst of lightâ€, but also a “brief timeâ€. Perhaps, even, a “smileâ€?Finally, the last movement, Vista, is not only “a view or outlookâ€, but also “a comprehensive mental view of a series of remembered or anticipated events.â€Â After a brief recall of the opening of the second movement, this movement brings back all the important themes of the first movement in their original order. But just as going back can never really mean going back in time, the movement is much more than recapitulatory. By cutting through previously transitory passages and presenting the main ideas in a fashion more direct yet more evolved, it also sheds new light on earlier events, offering a retrospective, synoptic view of the first movement as it brings to culmination the work as a whole. “Vistas†was commissioned by C. Geraldine Freund for the Taneyev String Quartet of what was then Leningrad. It was the first commission given in this country to a Soviet chamber ensemble since the 1985 cultural exchange accord between the Soviet Union and the United States.
SKU: FH.VCS2
ISBN 978-1-55440-546-6.
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. An extensive offering of Etudes ranging from traditional to contemporary literature is organized into two progressively-leveled volumes (Preparatory-4 and 5-8). These musical selections present an inspiring approach to the reinforcement and development of technique.Pieces in a Slower Tempo:Viola d'amore - Jones, Edward HuwsOn Tiptoe - Archer, VioletBerceuse - Blachford, FrankThe Old Woman and the Peddler - English folk song arr. Akiko KinneyAll Alone - Duke, DavidPoeme - Keyser, Paul deBuffalo Gals - American folk song arr. Forrest KinneyIn Ancient Times - Birston, HaroldMarch - Rose, MichaelPieces in a Faster Tempo:When Stella Smiles - RT, ZavRigadoon, Z 653 - Purcell, Henry arr. Jason NoblePop Goes the Weasel - Traditional English arr. Katharine RapoportTap Dance - Jones, Edward HuwsPony Trot - Krasev, A.The Pirate - Donkin, ChristineThe Ash Grove (Llynn Onn) - Welsh folk song arr. Forrest KinneyThat Sounds So Glorious (Das klinget so herrlich), from The Magic Flute - Mozard, Wolfgang Amadeus arr. Christine DonkinSaint Paul's Steeple - English folk song arr. Jason Gray.
SKU: FH.VC2
ISBN 978-1-55440-538-1.
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.Baroque and Classical Repertoire:Chaconne - Handel, George Frideric arr. Peter HeilbutUn ballo (A Ball) - Steibelt, Daniel arr. Eugen RappSchwedisch (Swedish) - Romberg, Bernhard arr. Percy SuchWhen I Am Laid in Earth (from Dido and Aeneas) - Purcell, HenryConcertino No. 4 in C Major, op. 22 - Breval, Jean-Baptiste arr. L.-R. FeuillardOmbra mai fu (Never Was a Shade) Handel, George Frideric arr. Gaston BorchTraditional and Romantic Repertoire:The Joker, op. 126b, no. 3 - Grechaninov, AlexandrAnitra's Dance - Grieg, Edvard arr. Ann LindsayShe's Like the Swallow - Canadian folk song arr. Forrest KinneyJoyeuse (Joyful) - Squire, William HenryAfter the Bass Is Over - Harris, Charles K. arr. Pat Legg and Alan GoutRepertoire Composed after ca 1930:Hen and Rooster - Konicek, ZdenekLatin Nights - Blackwell, David and Kathy BlackwellRunning of the Bulls - Cheney, Elliott W.Wrist Watch - Birston, HaroldSunday Drag - Perry, Anita D.Soft-Shoe Dance - Reubart, DaleFor a Blue Note - Allerme, Jean-Marc.
SKU: FH.VC3
ISBN 978-1-55440-539-8.
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.Baroque and Classical Repertoire:Trio Sonata in D Minor (La Follia), RV 63 - Vivaldi, Antonio arr. arpad PejtsikSonata in F Major, TWV 41:F2 - Telemann, Georg Philipp arr. Kathleen Wood- First MovementSonata in D Major, HWV 371 - Handel, George Frideric- Third MovementSuite No. 3 - Caix d'Hervelois, Louis de arr. L.-R. Feuillard- Eleventh Movement: Musette (La Brantes)Ave Verum Corpus (Hail, True Body), K 618 - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus arr. Jason GrayConcertino No. 5 in D Major - Breval, Jean-Baptiste arr. Pierre Ruyssen- First MovementTraditional and Romantic Repertoire:Norweigian Dance, op. 35, no. 2 - Grieg, Edvard arr. Christine DonkinPrelude in B Minor, op. 28, no. 6 - Chopin, Frederic arr. Jason NobleEl cant dels ocells (Song of the Birds) - Catalan Christmas carol arr. Jason GrayOn Wings of Song, op. 34, no. 2 - Mendelssohn, FelixL'elephant (The Elephant) - Saint-Saens, CamilleStandchen (Serenade), D 957, no. 4 - Schubert, FranzRepertoire Composed After ca 1930My Blue 'Cello - Gout, AlanRondo - Matz, RudolfJust Passing By - Wedgwood, PamFuego Espanol! (Spanish Fire!) - Birston, HaroldMinuet, op. 19, no. 3 - Squire, William HenryLangsam (Slowly) - Hindemith, Paul.