Cello excerpt
Vivaldi, Concerto for Cello in G minor, RV 416
I. Allegro
Bright, athletic Baroque concerto opening, drives the cello across all four strings.
At a glance
- Instrument
- Cello
- Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi
- Work
- Concerto for Cello in G minor, RV 416
- Movement
- I. Allegro
- Era
- Baroque (c. 1600–1750)
- Composed
- 1730
- Key
- G
- Metre
- 4/4
- Tempo
- Allegro · ♩ ≈ 116
- Clef
- Bass clef
- Level
- Intermediate, university level
- 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
Off-string detaché, light and bouncy, near the middle of the bow.
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.