Sheet Music for Cello Solo

Wood and bones is constructed in two rhythmic and gestual movements separated by a short moment of suspended sounds. The first movement explore pizzicati (played on the left hand at the same time as t...

The Six Sonatas, Op. 1 was composed for cello and continuo in the early 18th century (published c. 1712-1714) by Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739), the Venetian nobleman, composer, and writer whose music...

In 1913, Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) was engaged by the Royal Danish Orchestra, which he also conducted at the time, to write an original work to be used in the audition of a new hornist. The result was...

Originally written in 1926 for cellist May Mukle with piano accompaniment, this collection follows the same format for each of the six English folk songs: presentation of the tune in the solo line, fo...

Frank Bridge (1879-1941) wrote his only cello sonata between 1913-1917. A transitional work between his early lyrical style and the more modern style he adopted at the time of World War I, the work is...

Vivaldi wrote these six sonatas for cello and continuo between 1720 and 1730, when the cello sonata became a popular genre. This publication of the six works for the advancing cellist, edited by Dieth...

Originally written for organ, Nadia Boulanger transcribed this piece for cello and piano in 1914. The first piece, Moderato, has a mysterious feel. The second piece is a peaceful lament and the final...

Saint-Saëns composed Prière, or Prayer, for violoncello and organ, Op. 158 in 1919. It is a simple and catchy tune: The cantabile beginning is followed by an expressive middle section which leads back...

This Mozart-inspired work, completed in January of 1877, was the first composition by Tchaikovsky for cello and orchestra. While for many the years, Variations on a Rococo Theme was only known in a ve...

The six-movement PEQUENA SUITE, W064 (also LITTLE SUITE) for Cello and Piano was written by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) in 1913, and movements Nos. 1, 2, and 6 premiered in Rio de Janeiro on Septem...

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) wrote Siete canciones populares españolas (Seven Spanish Folksings) in 1914, originally for soprano and piano. This transcription for cello and piano and been completed by...

The music of Bohemian cellist and composer David Popper (1843-1913) is virtuosic and charming, but only a select few pieces out of his vast output have come to be known by audiences and cellists alike...

Taking influence from Brahms, Dohnanyi's beautiful KONZERTSTUCK is a virtuosic piece for cello. It is in three sections, with a performance time of approx. 25 minutes.

César Franck composed the Sonata in A Major as a wedding gift for violinist Eugène Ysaÿe in 1886, who gave the first performance on December 16. Evidence suggests, however, that Franck originally envi...

Robert Schumann's (1810-1856) Cello Concerto in A Minor was written in only two weeks, between October 10th and October 24th 1850. It premiered on April 23rd, 1860, with Ludwig Ebert as the soloist. I...

This beautiful cornerstone piece of cello repertoire was composed by Strauss when he was only 19 years old. It was dedicated to cellist Hans Wihan, who performed the premiere in 1883.

Originally composed in 1824 for the arpeggione, a 6 string bowed guitar, this arrangement of Schubert's SONATA IN A MINOR is a beautiful and challenging piece of cello repertoire. This excellent editi...

Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky's String Quartet No. 1 in D, Op. 11, was originally written in 1871. The standout melancholic second movement, Andante cantabile (Bb major), based on a folk song whistled by...

As suggested by the title, this short suite is an ideal recital piece for the developing cellist. It features various essential techniques and consists of three short movements. The first, entitled Ra...

Camille Saint-Saëns originally wrote Allegro Appassionato for Violoncello and small orchestra. As the title suggests, this piece is a smooth piece that has abrupt tempo changes and a cadenza-like them...

Cello Studies - St. Paul's Steeple (English Folk Song); A Mighty Fortress (Chorale Melody); In Springtime (German Folk Song); Lullaby (Brahms); Steal Away (Spiritual); The Spacious Firmament (Hayden);...

Subtitled "La Voltigeuse" or "The Little Rope Dancer," this edition for cello with piano accompaniment of a work originally written by the 18th century German composer for keyboard has been arranged b...

Gavotte in D minor (Op. 67, No. 2) by Bohemian cellist and composer, David Popper, is here edited, bowed, and fingered by Francis Grant.

Completed in 1951, Alan Shulman's Suite for Solo Cello was written for Frank Miller, then principal cellist of the NBC Symphony Orchestra. It consists of three contrasting movements. Recorded by Wesle...