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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:01 am
by BVD Press
Not exactly a cello piece, but the Arpeggione by Schubert is very nice.
Blatent plug:
If anyone is interested in the chart, I just finished engraving a new version from Cimarron Music on Friday. It took forever to get it done! It is a 28 minute piece and there is a sound sample on our site:
http://www.cimarronmusic.com/
I will also adda .pdf sample soon.
Just type in Schubert or Werden (the arranger) at the bottom of the page.
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:30 am
by Simon Lamothe
Variations On A Rococo Theme For Violoncello And Orchestra Op. 33 by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky sounds marvellous on euphonium.

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:34 am
by CrappyEuph
Bach's second Cello Suite was a competition piece last year. It was difficult, but a really good experience because we don't get to play Bach very much.
- Jamie
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 10:43 am
by CJ Krause
yup
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:01 am
by BVD Press
Horn music also works quite well. I have played the Schumann Adagio and Allegro many times on Tuba. Anyone play it on Euph.? I curious how it would sound.
I have recordings for Horn, Cello and Tuba.
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 12:49 pm
by Chuck(G)
BVD Press wrote:Not exactly a cello piece, but the Arpeggione by Schubert is very nice.
Blatent plug:
If anyone is interested in the chart, I just finished engraving a new version from Cimarron Music on Friday. It took forever to get it done! It is a 28 minute piece and there is a sound sample on our site:
http://www.cimarronmusic.com/
I will also adda .pdf sample soon.
Just type in Schubert or Werden (the arranger) at the bottom of the page.
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The Werner Icking music archive contians the Bach 'cello suites free for download. It also has a version of the Schubert Arpeggione sonata, transcribed for viola, with some carefully considered octave changes (there's a MIDI file to listen to). One of the very difficult parts of performing the Schubert work on a wind instrument is realizing the very soft dynamics that Schubert dictated. The other is that the range is extreme, even for a 'cello player and the best results will probably be obtained by doubling back some of the very high parts an octave.
http://icking-music-archive.org/
Another possibility might be the Haydn C major 'cello concerto...
There's a ton of free 'cello and double bass music on the web if you know where to look.
Kevin Thompson
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:20 pm
by vurltuba
You should check out
http://www.euphplayer.com/
Kevin Thompson is the principal trombone of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, and is a very fine euphonium player. He has had a cd of all the Bach Cello Suites for a few years (listen how well he utilizes circurlar breathing) and has recently released a cd of TELEMANN fantasias.
Enjoy!!