Cello excerpt
Dvořák, Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 ("From the New World")
II. Largo (cello & bass accompaniment)
Hushed muted strings under the famous English horn solo. Total bow control at pp.
At a glance
- Instrument
- Cello
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Work
- Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 ("From the New World")
- Movement
- II. Largo (cello & bass accompaniment)
- Era
- Romantic (c. 1820–1880)
- Composed
- 1893
- Key
- Eb
- Metre
- 4/4
- Tempo
- Largo · ♩ ≈ 52
- Clef
- Bass clef
- Level
- Comfortable, community and youth orchestra
- Audition list
- Not a standard excerpt
How to practise it
The bow style, the trouble spots, and the stylistic decisions that come up most often on this excerpt.
Bowing
pppp con sord., barely audible, sustained. Slow, even bow speed.
Style
You are the cushion under the English horn. Egoless playing.
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.