# Haydn, Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1

Bright, optimistic classical opening, every cellist learns this concerto.

## About the excerpt

- **Composer:** Joseph Haydn

- **Work:** Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1

- **Movement:** I. Moderato (cello entrance)

- **Era:** Classical (c. 1750–1820)

- **Composed:** 1765

- **Key:** C

- **Metre:** 4/4

- **Tempo:** Moderato approximately 92 BPM

- **Clef:** Tenor clef

- **Difficulty:** Advanced

- **Audition list:** Standard excerpt

## Fingering

C5 in fourth-position thumb, practice intonation in isolation.

## Style

Classical clarity, every note has shape, no Romantic excess.

## Techniques

concerto, audition, classical

## Score reference

[IMSLP reference](https://imslp.org/wiki/Cello_Concerto_in_C_major,_Hob.VIIb:1_(Haydn,_Joseph))

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## Related excerpts

- [Haydn: Cello Concerto in D, I, opening solo](https://arcosounds.com/repertoire/cello/haydn-d-i), The other Haydn concerto. Elegant, lyrical, and a staple of every audition list. Advanced; Classical; Tenor clef. Standard audition excerpt.
- [Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, III, scherzo](https://arcosounds.com/repertoire/cello/beethoven-5-iii), The cello/bass fugato of the Trio, a notorious string excerpt for clarity, off-string articulation, and ensemble. Advanced; Classical; Bass clef. Standard audition excerpt.
- [Boccherini: Cello Concerto in B♭, I, opening](https://arcosounds.com/repertoire/cello/boccherini-bflat-i), Boccherini's most famous concerto opening, galant style, virtuosic, requiring brilliance and clarity in upper positions. Advanced; Classical; Tenor clef. Standard audition excerpt.
- [Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, I, opening](https://arcosounds.com/repertoire/cello/beethoven-5-i), The most famous four notes in Western music. Bass section plays in unison, total rhythmic clarity is everything. Intermediate; Classical; Bass clef. Standard audition excerpt.
- [Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, IV, low-string recit.](https://arcosounds.com/repertoire/cello/beethoven-9-iv), The cellos and basses speak, preparing the entry of the human voice. Every section of the world auditions on this. Audition; Classical; Bass clef. Standard audition excerpt.
- [Mozart: Symphony No. 40, I, cello accomp.](https://arcosounds.com/repertoire/cello/mozart-40-i), The cellos and basses provide the famous pulsing accompaniment to the violin theme. Comfortable; Classical; Bass clef.

Canonical source: https://arcosounds.com/repertoire/cello/haydn-c-i