David Popper
40 Etudes, op. 73
Edited by Richard Aaron
and Eric Moore
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A new edition by Richard Aaron (Professor at University of Michigan, The Juilliard School) that utilizes the latest philosophies about cello technique while helping students learn faster:
+clarified structure (repeats, DC’s, etc)
+rehearsal marks (to help memory)
+and Richard Aaron's "set shift" notation to enhance shifting accuracy.
Also available as individual etudes and as a printed edition.
Buy Printed Score
A new edition by Richard Aaron (Professor at University of Michigan, The Juilliard School) that utilizes the latest philosophies about cello technique while helping students learn faster: clarified structure, rehearsal marks and Richard Aaron's "set shift" notation to enhance shifting accuracy.
Plus, spiral binding stays open on the stand. Hooray!
Also available as a Digital Download
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The Richard Aaron Edition
Edited by Richard Aaron (Professor at the University of Michigan and The Juilliard School) using the latest philosophies about cello technique.
This edition set a new standard for publications of the Popper Etudes. Dozens of errors from previous editions (including the manuscript) were compiled and corrected.
This is also the first edition aimed at helping students learn faster:
+ Clarified structure using repeats, DC’s, etc.
+ Rehearsal marks to help memorization
+ Richard Aaron's "set shift" notation to enhance shifting accuracy
Plus, the spiral binding stays open on the stand. Hooray!
Download PDF
A new edition by Richard Aaron (Professor at University of Michigan, The Juilliard School) that utilizes the latest philosophies about cello technique while helping students learn faster:
+clarified structure (repeats, DC’s, etc)
+rehearsal marks (to help memory)
+and Richard Aaron's "set shift" notation to enhance shifting accuracy.
Also available as individual etudes and as a printed edition.
Buy Printed Score
A new edition by Richard Aaron (Professor at University of Michigan, The Juilliard School) that utilizes the latest philosophies about cello technique while helping students learn faster: clarified structure, rehearsal marks and Richard Aaron's "set shift" notation to enhance shifting accuracy.
Plus, spiral binding stays open on the stand. Hooray!
Also available as a Digital Download
Download Individual Etudes - $3 each
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Written with former Break of Reality cellist Martin Torch-Ishii, 2010-2013, these four duos are each totally different from the others.
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Darkness
In Darkness, one of Chopin’s Nocturnes meets Muse with a little Bartok thrown in for good measure.
Simple form and soaring melodies make it expressive and audience friendly.
Challenges include rhythmic control and flexibility, playing lyrical melodic lines and navigating some unusual octatonic harmony.
- As seen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WVhzNP6l26M
- Buy the track: https://thecellodoctor.bandcamp.com/releases
Odyssey
In Odyssey, a meandering, pensive journey reaches a heavy, wild, driving tour-de-force.
Two divergent paths stray apart but finally find each other as simple pizzicato lines evolve into a fast, frenzied arco ending.
- Watch it on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ericrmoore/odyssey
Reconciliation:
In Reconciliation, a romantic lament steels itself and turns power ballad to overcome its own remorse.
Includes backbeat slaps, left hand hammer-ons and two vastly different endings.
- As seen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KNveUM-kAxg
- Buy the track: https://thecellodoctor.bandcamp.com/releases
Vortex:
Vortex is a fast energetic piece with relentless intensity.
Complex, interlocking rhythms meet heavy power chords to create a powerful barrage of sound.
- Watch it on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ericrmoore/vortex
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Written for advanced cellists; performers need to be fluent through 3 octaves. Generally, one part is slightly easier.
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Arranged for 5 Cellos by Eric Moore