Satie E. - Gymnopedie No. 1 - Violoncelle & Piano

Intermediate level arrangements with piano accompaniment, in a range flattering to each instrument. The music has been edited with added dynamics, - articulations and phrasing, making it appropriate for lessons or performances. The accompaniments have been recorded on an acoustic grand piano and are available online for download or streaming. Selections include: Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod) ? Ave Maria (Schubert) ? Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin (Wagner) ? Bist du Bei Mir (Stölzel) ? Canon (Pachelbel) ? Gymnopédie No. 1 (Satie) ? Hornpipe (Handel) ? Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach) ? Minuet (Boccherini) ? Wedding March (Mendelssohn) ? and more.

Favourtie French Melodies-In creating these dozen arrangements I am unashamedly cherry-picking from a long and rich seam of French music. I feel confident that younger players and those relatively new to the cello will enjoy my selection. Forgive my tongue-in-cheek title for the book French Baguettelles (I'm half French so I don't feel too guilty!) for the music herein has more than a hint of garlic about it. Although there are certainly serious overtones to one or two pieces there is a healthy dollop of silliness to lighten the mood. Apart from Sur la Pont d'Avignon which was reportedly written in the 15th century Frère Jacques which was a popular 18th century song and Tambourin which wasin all probability also written in the 18th century (Gossec did however live well into the 19th century) all of the pieces come from composers who lived in the Romantic period. Ravel and Debussy were of course known for their impressionistic colours though for the most part it is the accompaniments which reveal this characteristic most fully. I have endeavoured to keep the piano parts playable by mere mortals conscious of the fact that cello teachers may not possess a virtuosic piano facility but may nevertheless wish to turn their hand to accompanying pupils for concerts festivals exams etc. Many of the pieces were originally written for the piano either in its solo capacity (Ravel's Pavane Pour une Infante Défunte Chabrier's Idylle Satie's Gymnopedie 1 Debussy's La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin) or in duet form (Fauré's Berceuse from 'Dolly Suite'). Three orchestral pieces Bizet's L'Arlésienne Offenbach's Can-Can and Saint-Saëns's Danse Macabre lend a welcome dramatic overtone to the book while Franck's exquisite Panis Angelicus originally conceived as a choral piece rounds off the selection admirably. In the main it is the cello's capacity for lyricism that has steered my choice of music so really open up your sound and enjoy yourself with these ageless melodies.I wish you bonne chance!Baguette: a thin loaf of

This huge collection offers instrumentalists the chance to play 101 of the most popular classical themes including Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod & Schubert) • Bist du bei mir (You Are with Me) (Stözel) • Canon in D (Pachelbel) • Clair de Lune (Debussy) • Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Txhaikovsky) • 1812 Overture (Tchaikovsky) • Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (“Serenade”) First Movement Excerpt (Mozart) • The Flight of the Bumble Bee (Rimsky-Korsakov) • Funeral March of a Marionette (Gounod) • Für Elise (Beethoven) • Gymnopedie No. 1 (Satie) • Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach) • Lullaby (Brahms)• Minuet in G (Bach) • Ode to Joy (Beethoven) • Piano Sonata in C (Mozart) • Pie Jesu (Fauré) • Rondeau (Mouret) • Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky) • Wedding March (Mendelssohn) • William Tell Overture (Rossini) and many more.