Schumann's "Träumerei" for 5 Cellists (Audio & Sheet Music)

R. Schumann's 'Träumerei' arranged for 7 Cellists.

My latest arrangement.

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But first, take my arrangement for a test drive.
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At-a-glance Information:

• Difficulty: Mixed group. Part II stays high (all tenor/treble), Parts IV and V stay low (all bass), Part III does a bit of both. Slow bow control helps.
• Technical focus: Ensemble rubato, balanced contrapuntal trade-offs, and compelling melodic tone
• Editing: Professionally engraved parts are well finished, bowed, and fingered
• Playing time: 3 minutes 15 seconds

Materials and Program Notes: You get

• Score and Parts (2-page pdf) In this arrangement, everyone plays from the same two-page score. It helps with the counterpoint and rubato.
• Audio Recording (mp4) While my multi-tracked recording is freely available above, I've also bundled a downloadable version here for completeness.

Future access:

• Multi-Tracking Guide: Sooner or later, I'll offer a guided tour of what worked (and what didn't) during my adventure of multi-tracking my own audio files at home. What equipment I used, where (and where not) to put it, what software I used, the best order to record your tracks (and why it matters), how insanely much fun the inner parts (unexpectedly) were to play, how to think about Noise levels and other bits of sound engineering. That sort of thing.

About MJPiercello: Hello, Matthew Pierce here! For decades I've made a living behind my cello, mostly (but not always) in and around orchestras. Concerto soloist or stage manager, principal cellist or sound engineer, luthier or private teacher, I've tried everything (and loved it all). I've taken to Gumroad to write, record, and sell my cello arrangements.

What better way to share the sublime joys of my many musical worlds?

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-Matthew Pierce
@MJPiercello