The Ivan Galamian Scale System for Violoncello, Vol. 2.The Ivan Galamian Ivan Alexander Galamian (January 23, 1903–April 14, 1981) was one of the most influential violin teachers of the Twentieth Century. He was born in Tabriz, Persia, to Armenians from Russia, but his family soon emigrated to Moscow, Russia. Scale System for Violoncello violoncello: see violin. , Volume II, arranged and edited by Hans Jorgen Jensen. ECS See eComStation. Publishing Corporation/Galaxy Music Corporation (138 Ipswich St., Boston, MA 02215), 2004. 57pp. $24.95. Cellists A person who plays the cello is called a cellist. Notable cellists include: A
cello or violoncello Bowed, stringed instrument, the bass member of the violin family. Its full name means “little violone”—i.e., “little big viol. professor Hans Jorgen Jensen and ECS Publishing. ECS has just issued Volume II of Galamian's opus arranged for cello containing extensive work in double and multiple stop scales and arpeggios. I have used Volume I of this set for teaching and practice since its appearance in 1994 and have discovered Volume II to be equally useful. A portion of this material can be found scattered within other scale books, particularly scales and exercises in thirds, sixths and octaves. However, Jensen expands on standard fingering options to offer many possible solutions for double-stop relationships. To best suit the cello, Jensen has selectively added or omitted material from the violin edition. The aspect of this new volume I especially appreciate is that it encompasses double stops not commonly given attention: fourths, fifths, unisons, sevenths and tenths. Practicing fourths and consecutive sevenths challenges the ear in ways that sixths and thirds don't, in addition to enhancing hand stability. When approaching fifths, Jensen suggests many fingering combinations, including alternating movement from a thumb-fifth to a first and second finger-fifth that can be so useful in repertoire. In Volume I, Jensen warned that the "sustained stretching and extending of the hand can be very harmful." This is a useful caveat for scales in major and minor tenth double stops, as there will be hands that cannot comfortably make this reach, especially below seventh position. The inclusion of triple and quadruple stop scales and arpeggios with suggested bowings, systematically and effectively trains the hand for numerous repertoire passages. Jensen and ECS Publishing have provided an extremely valuable addition to scale literature for the cello. Reviewed by Elizabeth Morrow, Arlington, Texas Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas (USA) within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area. According to a U.S Census Bureau release, as of July 1, 2006 Arlington has an estimated population of 367,197. . |
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