Mel Bay The Student Cellist: Beethoven [Paperback]

Craig Duncan (Author)

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Publication Date: August 1, 2004

This collection includes twelve pieces especially arranged for cello from Beethoven's incidental works. The pieces are playable in first position except for an occasional E above middle C. The book begins with the easiest arrangements and progresses in level of difficulty. Most of the piano parts double the melody to aid in performance.

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Craig Duncan is an active Nashville musician fluid in both country and classical styles. He began his study of the violin when he was eight and went on to garner a Bachelor of Music degree from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. Craig's performance experience includes the Grand Ole Opry, the Porter Wagoner Show, and TV specials with various country and bluegrass artists. Craig has been the featured instrumentalist on over fifty record albums, with sales in excess of three million. He is a member of the National Fiddler's Hall of Fame and Who's Who in Music and Musicians and is recognized internationally for his numerous books and arrangements of fiddle music published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc. He has produced numerous recordings for the gift shop market in a variety of musical styles. As a hammered dulcimer player, he is known for his work on Green Hill's Country Mountain series as well as Brentwood Music's Smoky Mountain series. He is active in the Nashville music industry as an instrumentalist, contractor, producer and arranger. In addition to his performance activities, he is also Adjunct Professor of Fiddle at the Belmont School of Music in Nashville, Tennessee. He is actively involved in carrying on the tradition of American fiddling and is engaged in research, writing, and teaching in this field.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (August 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786665807
• ISBN-13: 978-0786665808
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,138,261 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good challenge, beautiful songs, January 6, 2011

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This book will be a challenge for the beginning cellist (1+ years experience). But very satisfactory result--songs come off beautifully, even though Beethoven did not really write any great pieces for cello. Most of these songs won't be readily recognizable--there's no "Theme from 9th Symphony", for example. But well done, beautiful songs and a really good challenge for the beginning to intermediate cellist. If you are looking for music written specifically for cello, better to investigate Bach. But if you want to play beautiful music by Beethoven that will be a challenge, although not too much of a challenge, then this is a great book. Includes full piano accompaniment.