Cello
The Cello (also known as the violoncello) belongs to the string family of instruments. Popular cellists include Yo-Yo Ma, Jacqueline du Pre, Mstislav Rostropovich, Julian Lloyd Webber, Pablo Casals, and Sheku Kanneh-Mason. Notable cello compositions include works by Ludwig van Beethoven, J. S. Bach, Johannes Brahms, Benjamin Britten, Antonín Dvořák, Edward Elgar, Franz Joseph Haydn, and Dmitri Shostakovich.
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Further Reading: Cello
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Bach Revealed: A Player’s Guide to the Solo Cello Suites
26th Oct 2023
Cellist Selma Gokcen and distinguished American harpsichordist and Bach scholar Kenneth Cooper have created in Bach Revealed a study of Bach's Six Cello Suites, offering two-part playing editions for the first time, assisting professional cellists, students and teachers studying these great works. Volume one (Suites I and II) is available now.
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Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Song
28th Sep 2022
Award-winning and internationally acclaimed cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason has just released his latest sheet music collection in collaboration with Faber Music, presenting a selection of music from his third solo album. We asked the cellist some questions about Song and his inspirations behind the project. Find out more.
Popular Composers: Cello
- Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685–1750)
- Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770–1827)
- Boccherini, Luigi (1743–1805)
- Brahms, Johannes (1833–97)
- Cohen, Mary
- Dotzauer, Justus Johann Friedrich (1783–1860)
- Dvořák, Antonín (1841–1904)
- Fauré, Gabriel Urbain (1845–1924)
- Gershwin, George (1898–1937)
- Goltermann, George
- Handel, George Frideric (1685–1759)
- Haydn, Franz Joseph (1732–1809)
- Kadlec, Jirka
- Mendelssohn, Felix (1809–47)
- Moren, Bertrand
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756–91)
- Naulais, Jerome (b.1951)
- Offenbach, Jacques (1819–80)
- Popper, David (1843–1913)
- Rodgers, Richard (1902–79)
- Romberg, Bernhard (1767–1841)
- Saint-Saëns, Charles Camille (1835–1921)
- Schubert, Franz Peter (1797–1828)
- Schumann, Robert (1810–56)
- Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich (1840–93)
- Thomas-Mifune, Werner (b.1941)
- Vivaldi, Antonio (1678–1741)
- Wedgwood, Pamela
- Wilson, Mark
- Wood, Paul
Popular Artists & Groups: Cello
- Adele
- Beach Boys, The
- Beatles, The
- Boublil, Alain
- Carey, Mariah
- Carpenters, The
- Coldplay
- Collins, Phil
- Eilish, Billie
- Ellington, Duke
- Jackson, Michael
- Joel, Billy
- John, Elton
- Kanneh-Mason, Sheku
- Lady GaGa
- Lennon, John
- McCartney, Paul
- Menzel, Idina
- O'Connell, Finneas
- Piano Guys, The
- Presley, Elvis
- Queen
- Richie, Lionel
- Rodrigo, Olivia
- Ronson, Mark
- Sheeran, Ed
- Simon, Paul
- Sinatra, Frank
- Sting
- Swift, Taylor
- Williams, Andy
- Wilson, Brian
Recent Best Sellers: Cello
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Bach, JS: Suites (6) for Cello (BWV 1007 - 1012) (Urtext)Sheet Music: $28.50
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Jenkins, Karl: Benedictus (from 'The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace') (Cello) - Digital Sheet MusicDownload: $3.75
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Special offer. Blackwell, Kathy: Cello Time Joggers (Second edition)Sheet Music: Original price $18.00 Reduced $13.50
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Elgar, E: Concerto for Violoncello in E minor, Op.85 (Urtext)Sheet Music: $31.50
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Cello Specimen Sight-Reading Tests, ABRSM Grades 1-5Sheet Music: $15.00
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Cello Scales & Arpeggios, ABRSM Grades 1-5Sheet Music: $13.50
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Vivaldi, A: Complete Sonatas for Violoncello and Basso continuo RV 39-47 (Urtext)Sheet Music: $51.75
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Special offer. Blackwell, Kathy: Solo Time for Cello Book 2Sheet Music: Original price $33.00 Reduced $24.75
