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Johnstone Creations – Daniel Van Goens – Scherzo, Op.12 – this music has been specially produced for five cellos or a Cello soloist accompanied by a larger cello ensemble or cello orchestra.

Download Contents or Instructions:

PDF 1 – Cello I – Soloist Cello part (4 pages in all)

PDF 2 – Cello Parts II and III (11 pages in all)

PDF 3 – Cello Parts IV and V (11 pages in all)

The tempo indication is – Vivace molto e con spirit

General difficulty of the music – other brief Information:

MEDIUM (to DIFFICULT). Although generally of accompanying nature the cellos II to V all have melodic moments to enjoy. Cello II briefly uses thumb position and 6th position; the other parts are all rather more comfortable for the left-hand, therefore it is included in “easy” cello ensembles. The main difficulty could arise from the speed in which the soloist player takes this piece; of course this first part is indeed virtuosic!

The name of Daniel van Goens is remembered today primarily for one particular work for cello and piano, although he also composed a wealth of music. His first works were published in 1885 and he composed many works for his own instrument, also published in versions for violin, but only the ‘Scherzo’ has regularly survived into the repertoire today. The first section is a fast and virtuosic moto perpetuo figure, marked ‘Vivace molto e con spirito’, and then moves abruptly into a more lyrical and cantabile section, marked ‘Cantando’ and with a more relaxed and sonorous approach, but which has no relationship to the first section. The music now ebbs and flows in a late-romantic style, before a 20 bar bridging passage of the moto perpetuo music returns leading back into an exact repetition of the opening music. The piece is fast, lively, fun, light-hearted and great for the player and an audience. The piece was also popularised by the great double bass player Gary Karr, often as an encore, and his brilliant performances and sense of fun added to the enjoyment of the performance. {Programme note credit: David Heyes}

This musical creation was originally prepared for: Rodolfo Zanni

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EXAMPLES from Cello 2 and Cello 4:

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