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JOHNSTONE – Scottish Suite – 6 CELLOS or CELLO ORCHESTRA (easy to medium)

Other Identification:
The idea of this composition was to recreate a ‘Scottish’ set, in the manner that many Scottish violinists have presented over centuries long traditions.

The music starts with a heart-felt slow Air, moving over to a sprightly ‘Scottish snap’ strathspey, and finally crossing into a wilder mood with two reels which run in an A – B – A order. Glorious music for cello ensembles!

Movements or sections:
This Suite or collection includes the following pieces –
The Flower of the Quern (slow air) // The Bob of Dowally (strathspey) // Timour the Tartar (reel) // The Countess of Sutherland (reel) // reprise – Timour the Tartar

Instrumentation:
SEXTET OF SIX CELLOS OR LARGER CELLO ENSEMBLE/CELLO ORCHESTRA
Created by David Johnstone. This music is VERY effective when rehearsed/performed by Cello Orchestra / use in the Cello class etc.

3 PDFs in all:
PDF 1 – Cellos I, II and III
PDF 2 – Cellos IV, V and VI
PDF 3 – General Score

Approximate difficulty:
Easy to medium – and no thumb position is required

Dedicatee of this presentation (if applicable):
This musical creation was originally written for the Spanish Navarre cellist Diego Arbizu Gil

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Numerous performances have taken place within Spain, although no recordings have yet been made as far as is known!

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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!

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David Johnstone supports animal rights, he is against any form of abuse towards them, and says a loud “NO” to bullfighting, foxhunting and any other animal cruelty.

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