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SQUIRE, W.H. – Danse Rustique, Op.20 No.5 – 6 CELLOS or CELLO SOLOIST WITH CELLO ORCHESTRA

Other Identification:
The Danse Rustique, in Bb Major, of William Henry Squire was once a much-performed delightful small concert piece, originally composed for cello and piano – published as Opus 20 no.5 of this famous historical English cellist. It seems to be coming back into fashion of late, no doubt being popular for the very comfortable virtuoso writing – the soloist goes no higher than the 6th position. With an orchestra backing us I feel it helps the cause and gives the work a more grandiose effect!

Movements or sections:
The Dance is in ternary form (A – B – A), and the tempo indication is – Allegro con spirito (or simply Allegro)

Instrumentation:
SEXTET OF SIX CELLOS or ONE CELLO SOLOIST ACCOMPANIED BY A CELLO ORCHESTRA
Arranged by David Johnstone

2 PDFs:
[1 – Cellos 1 to 3
[]2 – Cellos 4 to 6

No score has been produced for this arrangement – everything should be quite clear from the piano accompaniment as to how are the sonorities. It is quite possible for a conductor to use the piano part in order to conduct a performance.

Approximate difficulty:
In this version the cello orchestral writing has been carefully graded this way:
Cello I – is our cello soloist. It should be played by ONE musician, not doubled up as like the other parts can be. Of course, he/she plays the original cello part of Squire …
Cello II – will include passages in Q position, but generally comfortable and with the Q sitting on the harmonics …
Cello III – does not use Q position, but it will take cellists up to a maximum of 6th and 7th position (this rarely!)
Cello IV – Only uses writing that goes no further than 4th position
Cello V – This part uses only 1st position, but within first position does include extensions of the first and fourth fingers
Cello VI – This part also uses only the first position, and there are no extensions present, so ideal for first ventures into a cello orchestra!

Dedicatee of this presentation (if applicable):
This musical creation was originally written for: Elena Gallego (Teacher – Conservatorio Profesional de La Rioja, Spain)

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