Contemporary Cello Etudes (+Audio Online)

Block, Mike, ed | Studies in Style and Technique | 28 Etudes | Learn the contemporary techniques and practices of the modern cello. The | collection is a vital exploration of 21st-century cello techniques that every | contemporary cellist should know when playing music outside of the standard | classical repertoire. By exploring techniques such as chopping, pizzicato, | improvisation, chords, ornaments, modes, polyrhythmic playing, and more, you | will be prepared to play in a variety of contexts, including folk, rock, | funk, jazz, world music and accompanying yourself while singing. Compiled and | edited by Mike Block, this volume of etudes contains pieces composed by: | Ashley Bathgate - Mike Block - Stephen Braun - Rufus Cappadocia - Rushad | Eggleston - Erik Friedlander - Eugene Friesen - Natalie Has - Giovanni | Sollima - Mark Summer - Jacob Szekley - Matt Turner - Jeffrey Zeigler