Spartiti per assolo di violoncello

Kai' was written in memory of Kai Scheffler, principal cellist and a key member of the Ensemble Modern in Germany, who died tragically young in 1989. The 18 minute work is in four continuous movements...

In 2001, Gavin Bryars began writing a number of pieces based on a large collection of 13th century semi-religious songs, known as 'Lauda', which would have been sung outside churches and in other publ...

Die hängende Figur ist Judas' (The hanging figure is Judas) was commissioned by Dr. Margitta Giera as a gift for the German sculptor Michael Langer. Hesketh's first ideas for the work came from a phot...

The Sonata, in six movements, is the direct outcome of Peter Maxwell Davies' encounter with the 'pievi' - early medieval rural churches - of Tuscany. He writes: 'In particular, it was inspired by the...

In addition to Bryars' many vocal laude there are a growing number of connected instrumental works. Tre Laude Dolçe for solo cello is the second of these to be released as a Schott Edition publication...

Salat Babilya was inspired by music from Iraq, in particular the beautiful sonorities of the oud, a variety of Middle Eastern lute dating back to antiquity. An oud-like resonance is evoked without the...

Stir, for solo cello without bow, takes it title from the sound made while slowly making circles on the body of the cello with the fingertips, and to the mixing of non-bowed percussive and melodic ele...

Stolen Airs takes as its starting point an episode from Sylvie and the Songman, an opera I am writing in collaboration with the novelist Tim Binding. The Songman has developed the technique of stealin...

Experience an extraordinary sonic journey with the "Fantaisie concertante op. 49", arranged for the captivating pairing of cello and organ. Published by the renowned Schott Musik, this premium sheet m...

Experience an extraordinary sonic journey with the "Fantaisie concertante op. 49", arranged for the captivating pairing of cello and organ. Published by the renowned Schott Musik, this premium sheet m...

Who would have thought that ragtime would enjoy another renaissance! But more than 50 years after the death of its main representative, Scott Joplin, the film 'The Sting' has made this once popular st...

Bring the unforgettable charm of the ragtime era to life! With "The Entertainer" from the popular collection "Three Ragtimes", Schott Music presents one of Scott Joplin's most famous classics in a del...

The title '...called dusk' quotes the last line of the prose fragment 'Lessness' by Samuel Beckett: 'Figment dawn dispeller of figments and the other called dusk'. As regards the compositional structu...