GOLD fingering numbers = play these notes on the D string BLUE fingering numbers = play these notes on the G string RED fingering numbers = play these notes on the C string 0 = open string; 1 = 1st finger; 2 = 2nd finger; 3 = 3rd finger; 4 = 4th finger Click here for tuning...
On a cold day last winter, an ailing Bernard Greenhouse, wearing an elegant bathrobe and attached to oxygen, was wheeled into the living room of his Cape Cod home, which was festooned with paper cutouts of musical notes. Relatives and students, locals and caregivers had gathered to celebrate...
Evva currently lives in London where she is a cello lecturer at Morley College. Her chamber music partners include pianistEmma Abbate(Evva&Emma Duo) and theVeles Ensemble(a string trio, of which she is a founding member). Evva's recording label is Toccata Classics, where she has released th...
Bariolage Bariolage is a French term which means an “odd mixture of colors,” and directs the string player to achieve a contrast in tone colors by playing on different strings. An example of barriolage is when the same note is played, alternating between open strings and stopped strings,...
2 The Left hand / 4 -1 - open 3 Rain, rain, go away 4 Waves Melody 5 Open E and B strings 6 The Notes on the B-string 7 The Notes on the E and B strings 8 Happy Dance 9 Melody in C major (G.M.) 10 The G string 11 The open 3 top strings with a, m, i 12 Andanti...
When playing notes that are the same as open strings, listen for the sympathetic vibrations or ringing of the open string and the harmonics. Your cello will give you feedback if you just listen! One last important componant of developing a centered intonation is to sing. In fact, as an ...
Where the fingering is indicated in these transcriptions, it is just a guide and that your own judgment should be the main factor. It often comes down to deciding whether to fret a note, or play it as an open string. There are many possibilities. ...
TheSix Cello Suitesby Johann Sebastian Bach are part of the Old Testament of cello literature. Every cellist who looks at the music senses immediately how naturally the notes are arranged around the strings of the instrument. Yet there are many questions and discussions about these ‘Suites a Vi...
Towards the end, there are a couple of strikingbariolagepassages. First, there’sthis one in measures 31-37, where the melody alternates between the open A string and various other notes. The tension here is pretty dramatic, almost heavy-metal-like. But that’s nothing compared tothe ...
You do amazingly enough figure out where the notes are as there are no frets and without looking at your hand . The hardest part is the bowing .There are many techniques. It is difficult sharing time between guitar and cello especially when preparing for two performances in the same month....