American Miniatures for Cello: 15 Pieces for Violoncello Alone

Cello

Includes the following works:

Elizabeth Bell - Soliloquy
Otto Luening - Lament for George
Thomas L. Read - Vela y Danza
Lee Gannon - Aurora
Haim Shtrum - Improvisations
Robert Gibson - Night Music
Richard Brooks - Lyric Piece for Violoncello
Robert Ceely - Complaint
Raymond Luedeke - Grief
John McDonald - Four Pioneer Shorts
Philip Carlsen - Elegy for Al
Glenn Stallcop - Restless in Place
Robert Scott Thompson - Elegy of the Eremocene
T.J. Anderson - Serenade for Solo Cello
Mark Zuckerman - Soliloquy

Editor's Note:

The 15 works in this book span a half-century of compositional activity and several styles. Some of them, like Elizabeth Bell's Soliloquy or John McDonald's Four Pioneer Shorts, are made up of several smaller pieces that can be performed individually or together. Others, like Lee Gannon's Aurora, or Otto Luening"s Lament for George (intriguingly, for solo cello or unison cello section), are standalone works that provide a small glimpse into the composers' musical language. The majority of the works range in technical level from late intermediate to advanced.

- Henry Gale