Contemporary Cello Etudes

Par . Learn the contemporary techniques and practices of the modern cello. The collection is a vital exploration of 21st-century cello techniques that every contemporary cellist should know when playing music outside of the standard classical repertoire. By exploring techniques such as chopping, pizzicato, improvisation, chords, ornaments, modes, polyrhythmic playing, and more, you will be prepared to play in a variety of contexts, including folk, rock, funk, jazz, world music and accompanying yourself while singing. Compiled and edited by Mike Block, this volume of etudes contains pieces composed by: Ashley Bathgate · Mike Block · Stephen Braun · Rufus Cappadocia · Rushad Eggleston · Erik Friedlander · Eugene Friesen · Natalie Has · Giovanni Sollima · Mark Summer · Jacob Szekley · Matt Turner · Jeffrey Zeigler. / Date parution : 2022-09-13/ Etude / Violoncelle

This is an exceptional collection of ten original études by Aaron Minsky. First published to international acclaim as Ten American Cello Etudes these captivating pieces are now available to violinists in this adaptation by editors Daryl Silberman and Danny Seidenberg. For intermediate to advanced players these dynamic and lively études are equally suited to performance and study.Unique entertaining piecesA variety of contemporary styles including Latin Rock and Roll Blues and moreMusical depictions of American places activities and moodsTechnical challenges such as harmonics left-hand pizzicato and doublestoppingUseful fingering and bowing suggestionsAaron MinskyAaron Minsky began his career as a rock guitarist and then went on to study the cello with established teachers from Juilliard and elsewhere obtaining a Master of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music. He has performed with orchestras around the world and on radio and television. Minsky is also an award-winning composer with over a dozen works published by Oxford University Press. He has premiered his original music at the First World Cello Congress the American Cello Congress and the New Directions Cello Festival. Selections from his published collections are now considered standard repertoire appearing in the curriculums of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music and the American String Teachers Association. Particularly known for bridging the gap between classical and popular music for cello Minsky founded the Von Cello Band the first cello-fronted rock power trio which features a unique blend of hard alternative and jam rock.