NEW FOR SOLO CELLO
Kol Nidrei is the traditional opening music of Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year. This solemn Day of Atonement is typically marked by a 25-hour fast, intensive prayer, and self-reflection.
Eugene Friesen's dramatic, original arrangement for solo cello is written for intermediate to advanced players.
Original arrangement for solo cello by Eugene Friesen
Original arrangement for solo cello by Eugene Friesen
KOL NIDREI - Solo Cello part
$20.00
$20.00
FOR CELLO & PIANO:
REMEMBERING YOU
An elegy for cello, piano, and optional organ, by Eugene Friesen & Paul Halley from the album "Arms Around You."
$20.00
FIRST RIDE
An original, romping and uplifting duo for cello and piano by Eugene Friesen & Paul Halley from the album "New Friend."
$20.00
CATHEDRAL PINES
A devotional meditation for cello and organ by Eugene Friesen & Paul Halley from the album "New Friend."
$20.00
More of Eugene's original solo repertoire:
Eugene's signature improvisation on a Bartok theme is transcribed from a 2009 performance available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGYLfoPK5S4
$25.00
A virtuosic concert piece showcasing Eugene's innnovative left hand pizzicato techniques, strumming and pull-offs. Suitable also with other improvising instruments, lead sheet included.
$15.00
SLAP is an etude designed to activate a couple of left hand techniques that bring rhythmic color and texture into accompanying on the cello, namely, a left hand slap on the fingerboard and the use of muted pizzicato notes for conveying the consistent flow of the pulse. Download includes a page of notes and tips.
$7.50
A skipping pizzicato pattern and chord progression in 9/8 time which places the cello in the center of a piece for diverse improvising instruments.
$7.50
Originally an improvisation in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, this contemplative piece from Missa Gaia/Earth Mass by the Paul Winter Consort is a dramatic 4-minute cello solo featuring unique use of natural harmonics.
$10.00
This is the first twelve bars - the "head" - that I play twice at the beginning and once at the end of my blues improv. This pizzicato "head" is one of many possible variations on a blues progression and my improv follows the 12-bar phrasing and progression.
$7.50
For effected cello (digital delay) and recording of humpback whale. Optional accompaniment for keyboard/organ included (older file, some beams missing!) String and full orchestra accompaniment also available.
$10.00
DANCES OF RASPUTIN: American Variations on a Bartok Theme for Solo Cello
Eugene's signature improvisation on a Bartok theme is transcribed from a 2009 performance available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGYLfoPK5S4
$25.00
Online Lessons
Elizabeth Rogers & Eugene Friesen
