Documenting the cello
Essays and articles on broader musical topics. Some focus on the lives of composers and performers of other instruments, others have an academic or analytical purpose, and some are general musical contributions from around the world. Ideal for curious minds and open to contributions. All materials are free to read and distribute.
All articles are presented in ENGLISH unless otherwise stated!
Johannes Brahms: his Life, music, and the trio Op.114 / Johannes Brahms: su vida, música y el trio Op.114
GEN-001 – by the B3 Classic Trio / In English and Spanish / en español e inglés
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-001-Brahms-Life_Music_and_Clarinet_Trio_j-m-EMG-ESP.pdf
El Fraseo clásico desde la perspectiva del clarinetista
GEN-002 – por Joan Borràs / en español
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-002-El_Fraseo_clasico_desde_la_perspectiva_del_clarinetista_j-m-ESP.pdf
Organización de Estudio diario (especialmente para clarinetistas)
GEN-003 – por Joan Borràs / en español
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-003-Organizacion_del_Estudio_Diario_j-m-ESP.pdf
A personal view of Tango / Una vista personal de Tango
GEN- 004 – by David Johnstone / In English and Spanish / en español e inglés
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-004-A_personal_view_of_tango_from_Johnstone-ENG-ESP.pdf
Max Bruch: his life, music, and works for clarinet trio / Max Bruch: su vida, música, y obras para el trío de clarinete-violoncello-piano
GEN-005 – by the B3 Classic Trio / In English and Spanish / en español e inglés
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-005-Bruch-Life_Music_Clarinet_trio-ENG-ESP.pdf
Una Breve Introducción a … Opera
GEN006 – por Mirtha Facundo / en español
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-006-Una_breve_introduccion_a_Opera_j-m-ESP.pdf
Juego musical de dados de Amadeus Mozart
GEN-007 – por Mirtha Facundo / en español
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-007-Juego_Musical_de_dados_de_Amadeus_Mozart_j-m-ESP.pdf
Una Introducción a… El Carnaval de los Animales (Camile Saint-Saëns)
GEN-008 – por Mirtha Facundo / en español
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-008-Intro_a_Carnaval_de_los_Animales_j-m-ESP.pdf
Una Introducción a… Música Aleatoria y el Minimalismo
GEN-009 – por Mirtha Facundo / en español
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-009-Una_Introducion_a_musica_aleatoria_y_el_minimalismo_j-m-ESP.pdf
Recomendaciones para tu examen de piano
GEN-010 – por Mirtha Facundo / en español
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-010-Recomendaciones_para_tu_examen_de_piano_j-m-ESP.pdf
Astor Piazzolla – Adios Nonino
GEN-011 – por Mirtha Facundo / en español
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-011-Astor_Piazzolla_Adios_Nonino_Biografia-j-m-ESP.pdf
Las Obras más famosas de Mozart
GEN-012 – por Mirtha Facundo / en español
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-012-Las_obras_mas_famosas_de_Mozart-j_m-ESP.pdf
Robert Kahn – Su vida y su música para clarinete, violoncello y piano
GEN-013 – by the B3 Classic Trio / en español
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-013-Robert_Kahn-Vida_y_musica_j-m-ESP.pdf
Los matices musicales
GEN-014 – por Mirtha Facundo / en español
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-014-Los_Matices_en_la_Musica-j-m-ESP.pdf
Instrumentos Indígenas de Honduras
GEN-015 – por Gisselle Fuentes Roque / en español
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-015-LOS_INSTRUMENTOS_INDIGINAS_DE_HONDURAS_j-m-ESP.pdf
Metodologías de la Enseñanza Musical
GEN-016 / por Augusto Burgos / en español
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-016-Metodologias_de_la_Ensenanza_Musical_j-m-ESP.pdf
Una introducción a… La Pasión según San Mateo
GEN-017 – por Mirtha Facundo / en español
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-017-La_Pasion_segun_San_Mateo_j-m-ESP.pdf
Orígenes y evolución de la enseñanza pianística cubana
GEN-018 – por Leonardo Gell / en español
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-018-Ensenanza_Pianista_Cubana_j-m-ESP.pdf
Una reseña breve sobre Vivaldi
GEN-019 – por Mirtha Facundo / en español
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-019-Vivaldi-j_m-ESP.pdf
Instrumentos de la Orquesta según la visión del director Gyula Bandó
GEN-020 – Gyula Bandó / en español
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-020-Instrumentos_de_la_orquesta-Gyula_Bando_j-m-ESP.pdf
Una Mirada sobre Béla Bartok
GEN-021 – por María Laura del Pozzo / en español
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-021-Una_mirada_sobre_Bartok_j-m-ESP-1.pdf
Zelenka, visionario del eterno presente
GEN-022 – por Antonio Mustarós / en español
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-022-Jan_Dismas_Zelenka_j-m-ESP-1.pdf
Feature on British composer ARNOLD COOKE
GEN-023 – por David Johnstone
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-023-Feature_on_ARNOLD_COOKE-1.pdf
Feature on British composer JONATHAN FEBLAND
GEN-024 – por David Johnstone
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-024-Feature_on_JONATHAN_FEBLAND-1.pdf
Feature on Dutch composer and conductor BERTRUS VAN LIER
GEN-025 – por David Johnstone
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-025-Feature_on_BERTRUS_VAN_LIER-1.pdf
The True story of Ole Bull
GEN-026 – by A. Mason Clarke / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-026-Article-OLE_BULL_j-m-1.pdf
The True story of Louis Spohr
GEN-027 – by A. Mason Clarke / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-027-Article-SPOHR-1.pdf
A resume of Joseph Joachim
GEN 028 – by A. Mason Clarke / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-028-Article-JOSEPH_JOACHIM_j-m-1.pdf
The True story of Nicolo Paganini
GEN-029 – by A. Mason Clarke / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-029-Article-PAGANINI_j-m-1.pdf
The True story of Giovanni Battista Viotti
GEN-030 – by A. Mason Clarke / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-030-Article-VIOTTI-1.pdf
The True story of Arcangelo Corelli
GEN-031 – by A. Mason Clarke / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-031-Article-CORELLI_j-m-1.pdf
Investigación – Desarrollar un (nuevo) Repertorio
GEN-032 – por Joan Borras / en español
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-032-Investigacion-Desarollar_un_nuevo_Repertorio_j-m-1.pdf
David Johnstone – Obras para Acordeón
GEN-033 – por David Johnstone / en español
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GEN-033-Johnstone-Obras-para-Acordeon-1.pdf
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David Johnstone lives near Pamplona (Navarre, Spain) with his wife Rosa and their two “Spanglish” children, close to the Atlantic Pyrenees. The nearest international airport is Bilbao.
He is interested in world affairs, politics, animal rights, and most sports (including being a lifelong suffering Reading FC fan!). Also passionate about Celtic culture and genealogy, he has traced his ‘English’ family back to 1280, although Scotland and Ireland have also shaped his background. And yes — he is half-ashamed to admit it, he loves silly jokes!
Social Work
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TORTURE IS NOT CULTURE !
