SKU: BT.9781408114629

ISBN 9781408114629. English.

Now in a third edition, Abracadabra Cello has a fresh, contemporary new look and is the perfect book for pupil and teachers.

This title offers an identical selection of repertoire to the other booksin the Abracadabra Strings series, so they can be used in any combination for group or whole class lessons and mixed ensemble performances. Used alone, they remain ideal for individual tuition.

With tunes you know andwant to play, carefully graded in 20 learning steps, this new edition of the popular tutor also includes duets, trios and teacher's parts. Clear fingering and bowing diagrams and concise theory explanations help to teachthefundamentals of the instrument, and each new technical aspect is reinforced by several pieces using that particular technique.

Abracadabra Cello now also includes two CDs of performance and backing tracks, featuringselected orchestral backings.

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 Heilbut
Un ballo (A Ball) - Steibelt, Daniel arr. Eugen Rapp
Schwedisch (Swedish) - Romberg, Bernhard arr. Percy Such
When I Am Laid in Earth (from Dido and Aeneas) - Purcell, Henry
Concertino No. 4 in C Major, op. 22 - Breval, Jean-Baptiste arr. L.-R. Feuillard
Ombra mai fu (Never Was a Shade) Handel, George Frideric arr. Gaston Borch
Traditional and Romantic Repertoire:
The Joker, op. 126b, no. 3 - Grechaninov, Alexandr
Anitra's Dance - Grieg, Edvard arr. Ann Lindsay
She's Like the Swallow - Canadian folk song arr. Forrest Kinney
Joyeuse (Joyful) - Squire, William Henry
After the Bass Is Over - Harris, Charles K. arr. Pat Legg and Alan Gout
Repertoire Composed after ca 1930:
Hen and Rooster - Konicek, Zdenek
Latin Nights - Blackwell, David and Kathy Blackwell
Running of the Bulls - Cheney, Elliott W.
Wrist Watch - Birston, Harold
Sunday Drag - Perry, Anita D.
Soft-Shoe Dance - Reubart, Dale
For a Blue Note - Allerme, Jean-Marc.