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JOHNSTONE – “BREAKING INTO BACH” (Albums of original Bach-influenced pieces for the young cellist) – Volume 2 – for Solo Violoncello

Other Identification: “Breaking Into Bach” is music very similar to Bach composed for young and/or less experienced cellists which sounds good and convincing on the cello but is actually a far bit easier than our maestro Bach himself! However, don’t view these pieces and expect to find exact Bach-like copies, or even original Bach undiscovered gems! That is not the purpose: the goal here is to create modern day ‘Bach ambience’ pieces, not academic Baroque period purities. These 18 pieces are conceived for the ‘modern’ cello. We are looking at NEW pieces featuring Bachian influences, in a way that those cellists who are still concentrating on more basic things with their teachers such as getting well into tune those position moves between the first position and fourth position, not yet absolutely fluid in the extensions forwards and backwards, perhaps starting to think of string crossing techniques for the first time, might still fully enjoy studying and indeed performing these pieces.

Movements or sections: Volume 2 – all contained in 1 PDF
1.. Gavotte in D (2’ 00”)
2.. Minuet in G (No. 2) (3’ 45”)
3.. Polonaise in C (2’ 15”)
4.. Sarabande in D minor (2’ 30”)
5.. Largo (Sicilienne) in E minor (with optional 2nd cello) (3’ 30”)
6.. Prelude (Fugue) in C (2’ 00”)
7.. Allemande in Bb (2’ 00”)
8.. Gigue in C ( 2’ 00”)
9.. Toccata-Fantasia in F (3’ 30”)
Timings are very approximate, depending on individual interpretations!
Please see a further 9 pieces in Volume I, of slighter more difficult level …

Instrumentation: Solo Violoncello

Approximate difficulty: Part II ‘Easy to Medium’ generally displays a somewhat simpler technical layout for the young cellist. Indeed some may be classed as preliminary pieces, but many pieces in this volume do show stylistic complexities and the structures have the same solidity as those pieces in Volume I. It should be noted that in this second volume of pieces only first position is used for the left-hand. Also, please note that extensions are not used or used very sparingly in the first half of the volume, but are substantially developed into the writing later whilst still always in the first position. String crossings are somewhat more comfortable for the bowing arm too.

Dedicatee of this presentation (if applicable): This whole project is dedicated to the international Bach-Day movement “Bach in the Subways”

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