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Bourrée

by Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel · arranged by Kathy Blackwell and David Blackwell

Instrumentation
Cello, Piano
Publisher
Oxford University Press
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About this piece

Stölzel's Bourrée is the Baroque duet that appears as No. 19 in Cello Time Sprinters; this is Kathy and David Blackwell's version of it for cello and piano, downloadable free from their website. In F major, Moderato, with a few extension notes, a repeat and a closing trill. The PDF is the full score with piano accompaniment (© Oxford University Press).

Technical overview

First position with extensions (B flat, E flat); up-bow retakes marked; a trill at the cadence; mp, mf and f.

Technical focus

  • Bow Retakes

Level rubric

Late Beginner

Left Hand

  • Mostly 1st position with small extensions.
  • Early shifting to 2nd/3rd positions.
  • Controlled vibrato on sustained notes.

Right Hand

  • Expanded bow technique for faster passages & wider dynamics.
  • Longer slurs (3–4 notes).
  • Hooked bowing for dotted rhythms.
  • Practice basic martelé accents.
  • Increase speed in string crossings with minimal arm movement.

Bow Strokes

  • Standard détaché; add staccato, martelé, short slurs, hooked strokes.

Rhythm & Musicality

  • Incorporate dotted figures, compound meters (6/8), triplets & syncopation.
  • Develop subdivision sense; introduce rubato in small measures.
  • Slightly longer phrases.
  • Introduce basic dynamic shading.

Levels are approximate guides, not strict requirements.

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