ISG Publications
Music for cello by Haskell Small: Suite for Solo Cello
Sheet music(low-res graphics) and MP3 audio samples.
Haskell
Small is a is a pianist and composer who lives in Washington D.C.
Mr. Small has received numerous awards and commissions, and has been featured
in the nationally broadcast television Since 2000, he has been composer-in-residence
with the Mount Vernon Orchestra anad he has recorded a number of CDs. He received
his musical training at the San Francisco Conservatory and Carnegie-Mellon University,
where he studied piano with Leon Fleisher, William Masselos, Harry Franklin
and Jeanne Behrend, and composition with Roland Leich and Vincent Persichetti.
Currently, he is the piano department Chair of the Washington Conservatory of
Music.
The suite is loosely based on the cello suites of Bach and has five varietal
movements in contemporary yet lyrical harmonies. The cello part is edited by
Ignacio Alcover. Total performance time is apx. 11 minutes. This piece is published
exclusively by ISG Publications: Copyright and All Rights are Reserved.
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the Recording (Haskell Small "Twisted Pine Branch" with Ignacio
Alcover performing on 4TAY Records)
MP3 audio samples (Ignacio
Alcover, cellist):
Sostenuto, mesto , Poco
allegro , Allegretto , Lento
, Allegro molto
It is recommended
to listen to the samples using head phones, or a high-quality computer speaker
system