Cello excerpt
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
II. Andante cantabile
Pizz. accompaniment under the famous horn solo. Beautiful in its restraint.
At a glance
- Instrument
- Cello
- Composer
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Work
- Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
- Movement
- II. Andante cantabile
- Era
- Late-Romantic (c. 1880–1910)
- Composed
- 1888
- Key
- D
- Metre
- 12/8
- Tempo
- Andante cantabile · ♩ ≈ 48
- 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.
Fingering
Pizz throughout, pluck near the fingerboard for warm sound.
Style
Steady, unobtrusive, the horn is the star.
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.