Bags of Classics for Cello – Mary Cohen

Description

Bags of Classics for Cello is filled with favourite melodies from famous works of classical music, arranged for the grade 3-4 player who is developing position work and perhaps trying vibrato.

Selected and arranged by leading string pedagogue Mary Cohen to lie well under the hand, it introduces a wide variety of styles and sound worlds, from Vivaldi and Purcell to Saint-Saens and Holst. A great selection for consolidation work, sight-reading practice, or just for sheer musical enjoyment.

Also available for Violin here.

Bags of Classics for Cello contents:

1. Allegro from Brandenburg Concerto No.3 (Bach)
2. Dance Of The Comedians (Smetana)
3. Dance Macabre (Saint-Saens)
4. Dido’s Lament (Purcell)
5. Dragons (Bizet)
6. Farandole (Bizet)
7. In The Hall Of The Mountain King (Grieg)
8. Jupiter from The Planets (Holst)
9. Minuet (Gluck)
10. Musette from Anna Magdalene’s Notebook (Anon)
11. Papageno’s Song (Mozart)
12. Pavane (Fauré)
13. Ritornello from Brandenburg Concerto No.5 (Bach)
14. Rondo from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Mozart)
15. Sleigh Ride (L. Mozart)
16. Winter from The Four Seasons (Vivaldi)
17. The Elephant from Carnival Of The Animals (Saint-Saens)
18. Theme from String Quartet in A minor (Schubert)
19. Theme from ‘The Bird’ String Quartet (Haydn)
20. Theme from Caprice No.24 (Paganini)
21. Fur Elise (Beethoven)
22. Theme from The Italian Symphony (Mendelssohn)
23. Theme from Serenade (Mozart)
24. Theme from Symphopny No.40 (Mozart)
25. Theme from Trumpet Concerto (Haydn)
26. Theme from William Tell Overture (Rossini)