Cello excerpt · Audition repertoire
Stravinsky, The Firebird Suite (1919), Berceuse
Andante
Hushed lullaby that opens after the firebird's capture, cellos rock gently in the lower register.
At a glance
- Instrument
- Cello
- Composer
- Igor Stravinsky
- Work
- The Firebird Suite (1919), Berceuse
- Movement
- Andante
- Era
- Modern (c. 1910–1950)
- Composed
- 1919
- Key
- F
- Metre
- 3/4
- Tempo
- Andante · ♩ ≈ 44
- Clef
- Bass clef
- Level
- Intermediate, university 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.
Bowing
pppp con sord, barely audible rocking. Bow weight at minimum.
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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.