Repertoire Type: Works by Women Composers
There is a pressing need for greater representation in the classical music canon — on the stage, in music schools, and in our practice rooms. CelloBello’s intention with all of our repertoire databases is to highlight groups whose music is often underrepresented in our field. We hope that compiling this information and making it free and accessible to the world will help us take steps towards expanding and rethinking the classical music canon. We hope this resource inspires you in the practice room, in your teaching, and in your artistic programming. Our dream would be to have such rich representation in our field that such a database would not be needed, but until that time comes we are proud to have this resource available. We hope it sparks curiosity and inspires your musical growth.
Thank you to cellist Wendy Velasco for sharing her initial work with CelloBello, and to all of her contributors that built the initial repertoire list. Another thank you to Jing Li and the rest of the CelloBello staff for the hundreds of hours they’ve poured into further research.
The information contained in the catalog is displayed using the criteria of composers’ name, country of birth, and personal website link (where available), as well as the works’ title, date of composition, duration, and instrumentation. Although this catalog does not grant specific information about purchasing scores for all of the pieces listed, it facilitates the search of scores and provides links of contact to the composers, where applicable.
Please direct any feedback, particularly information on missing works or compositional misinformation, directly to francesca@cellobello.org.
By Jonathan Pegis December 11, 2012
Subjects Orchestra, Repertoire
Tags attention to detail, Beethoven, Beethoven Symphonies, Beethoven's 5th Symphony, bow control, bow technique, cello, cello excerpt, cellobello, continuous vibrato, details, dynamics, Excerpts, intonation, Jonathan, legato, melody, musicality, Pegis, phrasing, practice tips, Preparation, Rhythm, shifting, singing, Sound, sound production, technical challenges, tempo, vibrato
By Brant Taylor December 4, 2012
Subjects Practicing, Technique
Tags Bach, bow, bow strokes, Brant, Brant Taylor, cellists, cello, cellobello, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Concerto, contact point, CSO, frog, Pinchas, Shostakovich, success, Taylor, Technique, variables, weight, Zukerman
By Brant Taylor November 28, 2012
Subjects Practicing, Technique
Tags bow speed, bow technique, Brant, bridge, cello, cellobello, contact point, control, pressure, relaxation, struggle, Taylor, tone, variables, variation, Vibrations, weight
By Avery Waite November 24, 2012
Subjects Artistic Vision
Tags Afghanistan, Avery, challenges, culture, discipline, Experience, imagination, Kabul, language, motivation, music, radio, students, talent, Teaching, Waite
By Mark Summer November 16, 2012
Subjects Playing Healthy, Travel
Tags blogs, cello, cellobello, concerts, environment, exercise, exhaustion, flights, flu relief, Habits, Healthy, illness, Mark, performances, pressure, Rest, string quartet, suggestions, Summer, swimming
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By Aron Zelkowicz November 9, 2012
Tags acoustics, Aron, audience, cello, cellobello, challenges, Dvorak, endpin, gestures, illness, live performances, musicians, orchestras, perspective, stage, struggle, themes, tour, Zelkowicz
By Selma Gokcen November 5, 2012
Subjects Playing Healthy, Practicing
By Jeffrey Zeigler November 1, 2012
By Jonathan Pegis October 19, 2012
Subjects Orchestra, Repertoire
Tags accents, Audition, Beethoven, blog, bow changes, bow speed, cello, cellobello, coaching, confidence, control, dynamics, education, Excerpts, inflection, legato, markings, mistakes, nerves, orchestra, orchestral excerpts, phrasing, practicing, Preparation, pressure, recording, release, Rhythm, singing, sustain, Symphony, teacher, Teaching, technical challenges, variations, vibrato
