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Strings
Concert Pieces
BÄ RENREITER’S
Pieces
Concert
[Notenbeispiel]
Henry Eccles:
Sonata in G minor
Bärenreiter's Concert Pieces
E D WA R D M O LLE N H A U E R
T H E I N FA N T PA G A N I N I
Henry Eccles left behind a number of smaller works most of which
were written ARRANGIERT for violins FÜR or flutes. VIOLONCELLO However, / ARRANGED the most famous FOR CELLO is this
Sonata in G minor. Though often played in transcription by violinists
and especially by double bass players, the sonata was originally
published for cello in four movements – Prelude, Courante, Sarabande
and Gigue – accompanied by a figured bass. Little is known about
Henry Eccles. Neither his birth nor his death date has been firmly
established, ranging respectively between 1675-85 and 1735-45.
It is not even certain that he composed this sonata.
He probably hailed from London and later served at the court of
Louis XV in France.
The editor Christoph Sassmannshaus, is the grandson of Egon
Sassmannshaus, the founder of the “Early Start” series of string methods.
• Well-known and effective original piece for cello
• A “must” for young cellists
• Easy piano arrangement
Edited by Christoph Sassmannshaus
Cello part with enclosed
cello/piano score
☞ BA 10699 · approx. € 13.50
To appear in October 2018
ISMN 979-0-006-56460-6
9790006564606
New Issue Title
27 New Publications II/2018 · The Programme