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Johnstone Creations – FELIX MENDELSSOHN – Song without Words (Lied ohne Worte – Canción sin Palabras), Op.109 –

this music has been specially produced for Four Cellos (also well possible with cello soloist accompanied by cello orchestra/ensemble)

Download Contents or Instructions:

PDF 1 – Cello Parts 1 and 2, plus original piano score
PDF 2 – Cello Parts 3 and 4

General difficulty of the music – other brief Information:

MEDIUM

For the possibility of being rehearsed/performed by Cello Orchestra / use in the Cello class etc. a conductor might be used, but he/she should conduct from the piano score…

The Song without Words, Opus 109, was Mendelssohn’s last work for cello and piano, written in 1845 but not published until after his death. It belongs to the large series of Songs without Words which are regular in his compositions from 1830 onwards. All are lyrical miniatures, and the ‘song’ for cello is one certainly of the most memorable.

This piece in D major for cello and piano  is not related to any of the piano pieces. Cellist Carlos Prieto called the piece “an exquisite composition, worthy of the finest pieces Mendelssohn ever composed for this genre.” The piano part is fairly ‘weighty’ and of lower to middle registers so makes a rewarding experience for cello ensembles. The solo part is as the original, and should always be played by only one solo cellist. When there are more than one cellist to parts 2, 3 and 4 then divisi in the double-stoppings is suggested.

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EXAMPLE from Cello 2:

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