Dvořák - Cigánské melodie (Gypsy Songs), Op. 55 (Transcribed for Cello and Piano)

Dvořák's Gypsy Songs are perhaps his most well-known vocal work with the centerpiece being "Když mne stará matka" (Songs my mother taught me). My transcription of the entire song cycle for cello and piano preserves the spirit of the songs. The vocal line is retained with the original slurring in the score but bowed and fingered in the cello part.

Dvořák's Gypsy Songs are perhaps his most well-known vocal work with the centerpiece being "Když mne stará matka" (Songs my mother taught me). My transcription of the entire song cycle for cello and piano preserves the spirit of the songs. The vocal line is retained with the original slurring in the score but bowed and fingered in the cello part. Some of the piano lines have been transferred to the cello in the interludes.

The cello part is mostly on the Suzuki Book 3 level except for a handful of bars in the final songs. Here is a link to the live recording of an earlier version of the transcription: https://youtu.be/DwIlwzdqmAg

Contents: 1. My song sounds of love (Má píseň zas mi láskou zní) 2. Hah, how my triangle ringing (Aj, kterak trojhranec můj) 3. The forest is quiet all around (A les je tichý kolem kol) 4. Songs my mother taught me (Když mne stará matka) 5. The string is tuned (Struna naladěna) 6. Wide sleeves (Široké rukávy) 7. Give a hawk a cage (Dejte klec jestřábu)