Cello excerpt · Audition repertoire
Bartók, Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116
II. Giuoco delle coppie (cello pair)
The cellos enter as the third "couple" in Bartók's game of pairs, playing parallel sixths.
At a glance
- Instrument
- Cello
- Composer
- Béla Bartók
- Work
- Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116
- Movement
- II. Giuoco delle coppie (cello pair)
- Era
- Modern (c. 1910–1950)
- Composed
- 1943
- Key
- C
- Metre
- 2/4
- Tempo
- Allegretto scherzando · ♩ ≈ 84
- Clef
- Tenor clef
- Level
- Advanced, conservatory level
- Audition list
- Yes, standard excerpt
How to practise it
The bow style, the trouble spots, and the stylistic decisions that come up most often on this excerpt.
Fingering
Watch the pairing, your partner's intonation must match yours exactly.
Tags
Work on the technique underneath
Arco's cello curriculum builds the bow strokes, positions, and clef reading this excerpt assumes, with recorded cello playback throughout.