Cello

person or place, it can be miniscule as a cello. That miniscule object can seem like nothing of importance to another individual, yet to that individual who lost it, it can mean everything to them. That miniscule loss of a cello is my most taunting loss. The cello represents what could have been, something I did artistically that was all of my own. It is the regret I live with, for giving up and not trying hard enough for something I wanted. My love for the cello all began in the fourth grade…

geometric background, provided the appropriate backdrop for the grand piano and the mesmerizing cello. From the second row, the skill and expertise of the artists was evident. The audience member could sense the dedication and time the artists put into their work, and could viscerally feel the emotion encapsulated by each note and key. The recital opened with Johannes Brahms’ (1833-1897) Sonata for Cello and Piano in F Minor, Opus 99. Brahms, a German composer, composed the Romantic-style work…

Six years ago, I barely knew what a cello was. I originally wanted to play the Violin, but my school’s orchestra already had six. Because there were only two cellos, I decided to attempt to bring out any sound I could get from the instrument. I hated the cello when I began learning how to produce sound from its components for the reason that it was not a violin. I complained multiple about how I hated “that god-forsaken- instrument”; I convinced myself that playing it was the least productive…

Dimitri Shostakovich was born in in St. Petersburg, Russian on September 25, 1906, and died in Moscow on August 9, 1975. He wrote this cello concerto no. 2 Op. 126 in the spring of 1966, specifically for Mstislav Rostropovich who was a celebrated cellist and a dear friend. The state Academy Symphony Orchestra of the USSR gave the performance on September 25, 1966 to celebrate Shostakovich’s sixtieth birthday. It was recorded live in the Large Hall of Moscow State Conservatory. The orchestra…

major into D minor and with the cello and violin playing the melody together and the piano in the background. In the middle of Andantino piu tosto allegretto, the second movement, there was a dissonant chord played by the piano. The third movement was very playful and had a little bit of everything from the earlier movements. The piece was one of his earlier trios written in 1790, 19 years before his death (IMSLP). Overall the piece featured the violin, with the cello as the bass line.…

Madsen) is practicing on her cello in her apartment for a later Orchestra performance she has. An advanced computer owned by Miles Harding ( Lenny Von Dohlen), her neighbor, who lives in the apartment just right below. As Madeline starts to practice on her Cello, the computer while being left on by Miles begins to repeat the tunes that she created using electronic computer sounds that fascinated Madeline; while the computer is repeating the bass clefs without using a cello Madeline thinks that…

displacement. After he was displaced, Boccherini went on to play in France. Most of Boccherini’s art was based towards the Cello, since he played, and excelled at playing the Cello, which his father loved, since he himself was a Cellist, and a double bass player. Luigi composed a large amount of chamber music, including over one hundred string quintets for two violins, viola and two cellos, a dozen guitar quintets, which not all have survived…

On the 26th of February I attended a trio concert at the Dr. Bobbie Bailey & Family Performance center. The concert consisted of three musicians including Charae Krueger (cello), Robert Henry (pianist), and John Warren (clarinet). I arrived at the Morgan Hall around 8 o’clock, which was the start time for the concert. As I began to approach the hall, I knew that I was in for a treat. The hall itself carried a sense of professionalism, but also almost a welcoming note that made me feel…

Part A Jeff Dunham is a depressed 11 year old who lives in a low class family in the violent part of town. Jeff Dunham soon picks up cello changing his way of living. He becomes the best cellist in the school, but his school life and home life weren’t looking so bright as his career path. Jeff struggles with anxiety issues, depression, and a bad temper. Being influenced every day to do drugs, and to commit acts of violence, causing his anxiety. Life at home wasn’t looking so great either, as…

February 2, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. the Hardwick Chamber Ensemble performed four pieces by John Winsor, Leonard Bernstein, Nathaniel Dett and Ludwig Van Beethoven. The program included the Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, Sonata for Clarinet and piano and Trio in Bb Major, Op. 11. Dionne smith was on the cello, Jeanette Winsor on the piano and John Winsor on the clarinet. The concert opened with the Tro for Clarinet, and Piano. This piece began quietly. As the string instrument plucked in unison,…