Cello SKU: HL.14028929 Composed by David Blake. Music Sales America. Clas...(+)
Cello
SKU:
HL.14028929
Composed
by David Blake. Music
Sales America. Classical.
Book [Softcover]. Music
Sales #NOV120425.
Published by Music Sales
(HL.14028929).
Written for
Moray Welsh whilst still
an undergraduate at York
University. This piece
was completed in
mid-September. Inspired
by Hermann Hesse's
Steppenwolf. A solo
'cello seemed an
appropriate medium for
music which might explore
the character of Harry
Haller, with his desire
for bourgeois comfort and
his strong misanthropic
and suicidal tendencies.
The opening theme
attempts to express this
- melancholy, nostalgic,
a bit Biedermeyer (cf.
Brahms Intermezzi). The
basic theme of the book,
at its simplest, is that
every human personality
consists of hundred of
different personalities -
within every man there
lurks a wolf. Accordingly
the tendency of my piece
is for all its musical
material to become
distorted, either by
thematic transformation
or by changes of timbre.
There are three movements
played without a break.
The first is a character
portrait of the
Steppenwolf. The second
is concerned in the most
general sort of way with
the dance elements in the
novel - Harry's being
taught to dance and
appreciate low 'popular'
music - a tango is
recapitulated in a waltz
and 'Yearning', a popular
song of the time (1927)
is hinted at. The third
movement concerns the
Masked Ball and the Magic
Theatre. Mozart is one of
Hesse's great loves and
he is repeatedly
mentioned in the book.
Inevitably some Mozart
quotes have been worked
in, the most significant
being a reference to The
Magic Flute 'fire and
water' flute theme in the
middle of the second
movement. Long before I
finished the piece, I was
disenchanted with the
work of Hesse. Much of
Steppenwolf I now find
rather embarrassing and
the claims currently made
for Hesse's greatness
seem to me exaggerated.
Since my piece is in no
important sense
programmatically
specific, this change of
heart doesn't really
matter. ~ David
Blake.
Chamber Music Cello SKU: PR.414412370 Composed by Stephen De'ak. Edited b...(+)
Chamber Music Cello
SKU: PR.414412370
Composed by Stephen
De'ak. Edited by Joseph
Mendoes. Sws. Methods And
Studies. Theodore Presser
Company #414-41237.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.414412370).
ISBN
9781491137949. UPC:
680160692637. 9 x 12
inches.
First
published in 1929,
Stephen Deâakâs
two-volume Modern Method
for Cello remains a
timeless resource for new
and developing cellists
at every stage of
practice and performance.
A student of David
Popper, Deâak
presents a thoughtful and
thorough method for
beginning cellists with a
detailed focus on
fundamentals, including
posture and balance of
the bow and left
hand.Unlike many other
methods, the Modern
Method spends
considerable time
developing
note-recognition and tone
production by isolating a
skill or concept in a
single exercise. These
include open string and
bow distribution
exercises, as well as
systematic left hand
practice focusing on one
or two notes at a time.
This careful approach in
the beginning allows the
new player to reinforce
important right- and
left-hand skills before
attempting performance
pieces.Sequential scales
and exercises in various
keys and positions are
supplemented with songs
and tuneful etudes,
allowing the player to
apply practical technique
to expressive
performance. These etudes
are both pedagogical and
performance-worthy, rich
with musicality and
charm. The musical and
technical concepts
presented in this method
can be learned in any
order at the
teacherâs discretion
to best serve the
student.Revisions in this
new edition include
additional instruction,
clarification of
fingerings with shifting
indications, updated
melodies, and a beautiful
new engraving. The wealth
of practice and
performance repertoire in
The New Modern Method for
Cello, Volume 1 makes
this book a valuable
addition to every
cellistâs
library.Volume 2 offers
training in higher
positions and thumb
position, advanced
left-hand and bowing
techniques, and musical
exercises including 29
concert studies. These
etudes, often heard in
recitals, were designed
by Deâak as the
perfect stepping stone to
Popperâs High School
of Cello Playing.
Chamber Music SKU: PR.414412380 Composed by Stephen De'ak. Edited by Jose...(+)
Chamber Music
SKU:
PR.414412380
Composed
by Stephen De'ak. Edited
by Joseph Mendoes. Sws.
Methods And Studies.
Theodore Presser Company
#414-41238. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.414412380).
ISBN
9781491137956. UPC:
680160692644.
First
published in 1930,
Stephen Deâakâs
two-volume Modern Method
for Cello remains a
timeless and beloved
resource for new and
developing cellists at
every stage of practice
and performance. A
student of David Popper,
Deâak presents a
thoughtful and thorough
method for beginning
cellists with a detailed
focus on fundamentals,
including posture and
balance of the bow and
left hand. Unlike many
other methods, the Modern
Method spends
considerable time
developing
note-recognition and tone
production by isolating a
skill or concept in a
single exercise. These
include open string and
bow distribution
exercises, as well as
systematic left hand
practice focusing on one
or two notes at a time.
This careful approach in
the beginning allows the
new player to reinforce
important right- and
left-hand skills before
attempting performance
pieces.Sequential scales
and exercises in various
keys and positions are
supplemented with songs
and tuneful etudes,
allowing the player to
apply practical technique
to expressive
performance. These etudes
are both pedagogical and
performance-worthy, rich
with musicality and
charm. The musical and
technical concepts
presented in this method
can be learned in any
order at the
teacherâs discretion
to best serve the
student. Revisions in
this new edition include
additional instruction,
clarification of
fingerings with shifting
indications, updated
melodies, and a beautiful
new engraving. The wealth
of practice and
performance repertoire in
The New Modern Method for
Cello, Volume 2 makes
this book a valuable
addition to every
cellistâs
library. Volume 2
offers training in higher
positions and thumb
position, advanced
left-hand and bowing
techniques, and musical
exercises including 29
concert studies. These
etudes, often heard in
recitals, were designed
by Deâak as the
perfect stepping stone to
Popperâs High School
of Cello Playing.