The Solo Cello Wedding and Gig Book, Volume One - PDF Download

Create a rich, memorable performance with just you and your cello.

The Solo Cello Wedding and Gig Book Volume One contains 27 unaccompanied arrangements created especially for solo cellists. Unlike collections that provide only the melody, these arrangements add flowing connective notes, movement during otherwise sustained passages, and musical details that help the cello fill the space. Many selections also include variations, giving the performer additional musical interest and making repeated sections especially effective when no other instrument is present.

The result is music that sounds complete and engaging on solo cello while preserving the beauty and character of each familiar work.

Designed for late-intermediate students through professional musicians, the arrangements use first through fourth position with optional fifth and sixth position. The book is entirely in bass clef. The collection provides practical, performance-ready music for weddings, cocktail hours, receptions, church services, memorial services, dinners, recitals, community events, and other occasions requiring elegant live music.

The varied repertoire includes graceful selections for preludes and quiet gatherings, expressive operatic favorites, beloved sacred works, and lively music for wedding recessional or celebratory moments.

Contents:

1. O Mio Babbino Caro
2. Salut d’Amour
3. Allegro from Lute Concerto, RV 93
4. Largo from Lute Concerto, RV 93
5. Nessun Dorma
6. Musetta’s Waltz
7. Largo from Winter (The Four Seasons)
8. Sheep May Safely Graze
9. Give Me Your Hand
10. Rondeau
11. Song to the Moon from Rusalka
12. Entr’acte from Carmen
13. Pavane
14. Air from Water Music
15. Bridal Chorus
16. Clair de Lune
17. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
18. Canon
19. Trumpet Voluntary
20. Trumpet Tune
21. Allegro from Spring (The Four Seasons)
22. La Réjouissance from The Royal Fireworks
23. Hornpipe from Water Music
24. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, Movement One
25. Simple Gifts
26. Be Still My Soul
27. Wedding March

Whether you are preparing for a wedding, building a reliable gig repertoire, or looking for satisfying unaccompanied arrangements to perform in church or at a recital, this collection offers music that allows one cello to make the occasion special.

Looking for lighter music? Check out Flying Solo Cello Book One and Flying Solo Cello Book Two!

Note: this is a PDF download of the book; not a print book. This book can be saved to your computer and printed.

by Cassia Harvey
47 pages CHPD403
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