Petits Morceaux, Op. 16
- Instrumentation
- Cello, Piano
- Publisher
- Stainer & Bell (H409); also in The Squire Cello Solo Collection (Carl Fischer BF47) under English titles
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About this piece
Five short character pieces for cello and piano that Squire, one of the leading English cellists of his day, wrote for his own pupils: Triste, Joyeuse, Le Plaisir, Le Bonheur and L'Innocence. Carl Fischer's American edition calls them At Twilight, At Morn, In Dreamland, Cradle Song and Fairy Tales. Each piece has its own character, from the singing Triste to the bright Joyeuse, and they work well singly or as a set on a student recital.
Technical overview
All five stay in first position, with forward and backward extensions fingered in the part. They move through C, F, G, B-flat and D major in 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 and 6/8, with triplets, slurred sixteenth-note runs, staccato and hooked bowings, and plenty of accidentals.
Technical focus
- Accidentals
- Collaboration with Piano
- Dynamics
- Extensions
- Hairpin Dynamics
- Hooked Bowings
- Legato
- Staccato
- String Crossings
- Triplets