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The Young Cellist : Easy
Guide to a selection of favourite pieces
GROUP 1
From Peters Edition Easy pieces & Songs
by Russian & Soviet Composers
The Orchard n1 Russian folk Song
Start on 2nd finger on the D ; slowly with all the bow to begin with &
then getting faster, using less bow in the middle
Little River n4
Russian folk Song Use the whole bow for every crochet & for every 2 quavers slurred
Thin Ice n7
Russian folk Song Generous broad quavers
Happy Katia n8
Actually she is very sad ! Slow whole bows closer to the bridge & full of sound, playing as you
Russian folk Song were very tired or desperate ! at bar 5 change of colour : very soft &
fast whole bows closer to the fingerboard
Winter greetings n11
Broad quavers & whole bow for the crochets
Romance n18
All quavers slurred two by two apart from the 2 C# at bar 5 : again
every bow as to be played the whole length ; start section 2 at bar 10
with an up bow
The raven n19
Smallish bows in the middle of the bow ; not too loud, elegant & soft
Up the mountain n22
Cossack Dance Huge bows with accent & a little gap between every stroke :
not too fast when you repeat the 1st line soft with fast, long bows
towards the fingerboard
Old French Song n24
A calm piece, but the bow should travel fast & softly towards the
fingerboard : do not squash the string, please ! Using the whole bow
March n27
Energetic & with strong, broad bowing
Armenian Folk Dance n31
Lively, in the middle of the bow ; accent on the 1st note of every triplet
Autumn n34
Very nostalgic ; without pressing the strings, softly
GROUP 2
From B&H Wagon Wheels
Summer Breeze n2
Bow nicely in contact with the string
Half the bow for the crochets, whole bow for the minims
Goldfish bowl n3
Nice & ringing sound : more like a whale bowl !
bow travels quite slowly, away from the fingerboard
Westminster Abbey n6
Festive & lively piece ; lots of bow for the crochets & also
broad quavers
Waterfall n10
A bit of a soapy tune, but quite good to play with a soft tone :
the bow goes fast & lightly towards the fingerboard
Knicker-bocker Glory n11
Small quavers in the middle of the bow & whole bow for the crochets
throughout the whole piece ; whole bow also for the minims !
Hills and dales n12
On the G String ; keeping the sound with the bow
Polka Dots n16
Nice & lively in the middle of the bow : every quavers played
staccato style ( a little gap every note, but without losing contact with
the string )
Bell ringers n17
Very long crochets with a little gap every note ; quavers light & fast
in the middle of the bow, using not too little bow !
Full Moon n22
A bit sad, but good bowing piece, using as usual the whole bow
Lollipop Man n26
Lively piece : watch out for the right slurs !
GROUP 3
From Editio Musica Budapest Violoncello Music for Beginners
Book 1
Pavane n2 - ( Grade1 )
Use as much bow as possible on minims & crochets
C# = 3rd finger & C natural = 2nd finger
Rigaudon n4 - ( Grade 1 )
Huge amount of bow for every crochet with a slight gap between
every note ; the dots on top of the notes mean separate bows,
without losing contact with the bow ( do not bounce around with the
bow ! )
Minuet n5 - ( Grade 1 )
Not to loud ; always broad quavers
Hornpipe n6 - ( Grade 2 )
In the middle of the bow, using a very generous amount of bow for
the semi quavers
Rigaudon n8
Lot of arm movements here : bow going from tip to heel freely
Starting up bow
Bourrée n9
Broad crochets with a slight gap (staccato) in between every note
Air n10
Soft and lyrical : the slurs take you to play every inch of your bow
Minuet n13
Majestic : play dotted quaver + semi-quaver as you were a trumpet
player ; the slurred crochets are not smooth : you need a little gap
in between, but without leaving the string (up up)
Lied n17
Broad, soft quavers in the middle of the bow
Landler n18 - ( Grade 1 )
Jolly, but not too fast : play as you were a little tipsy !
Watch out for the right slurs ; be always generous with your bowing
Lullaby n19
the same as n10
Waltz n20 - ( Grade 1 )
Nice & soft
Soldiers' March n21
Good for practising "Grand Staccato" : lots of bow for every quaver
plus a gap every note
Hungarian Dance n23
Lively piece : excellent to practise your detache (playing really
connected to the string)
Allegro n24
2nd movement Percussive, with accents ; lots of bow
Bagpipe Song n28 part 2 - ( Grade 2 )
When you play the double stops, you have to be double light !
Do not press the string, use lots of bow fairly towards the fingerboard
GROUP 4
E mail me to have the Cello part ( only when copyright permits it ! )
different Sources or look on our Web site :
you could be lucky & find it !
Ballad - (Grade 1)
From "The Contemporary Cellist". Soft & singing tone
It's raining n11
From an Hungarian Edition. In the middle of the bow ; clear & neat start for every crochet or
group of 2 slurred quavers
Morning Walk n12
From an Hungarian Edition. Whole bow, softly
Mazurka n20
From an Hungarian Edition Nice and rhythmical, lively, lots of bow, go for it !
2nd part soft and slurred, change of mood
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