School of Bowing Technique for Cello, Op.2: Book 1 (Sections I-II)

Otakar Ševcík's Op.2 is a fundamental tutor for teaching the violin. It focuses on the elementary problems of right-hand technique which Ševcík practises in 4,000 variants of systematically organized exercises for all bowings. This famous tutor has remained in use to the present day and is equally valued by players of other string instruments.

The distinguished cellist Tomáš Jamník has arranged the School of Bowing Technique for the violoncello, taking into account its differences from the violin. He has transcribed individual exercises for the violoncello without neglecting Ševcík's original pedagogical aims. As a result, this edition differs fundamentally from the only known cello arrangement of this opus by Louis R. Feuillard.

Preface

Introductory Note

Section I. Preparatory exercises

• No.1. How to hold the bow
• No.2. Movement of the bow

Rhythmic exercises and bow-length division

• No.3. Example in semibreves with 57 variants
• No.4. Study in minims with 75 variants

Detached and springing bowing styles

• No.5. Study in crotchets with 260 variants
• No.6. Study in quavers with 214 variants
• No.7. Study in quavers in 6/8 time with 91 variants

The preceding bowing exercises in the high positions

• No.8
• No.9
• No.10

Exercises in broken chords on 3 and 4 strings, using preceding bowing styles

• No.11
• No.12

Section II:

• No.13. Study in triplets with 105 variants
• No.14. Study in triplets in 3/4 time with 77 variants
• No.15. Study in semiquavers in 6/8 time with 64 variants
• No.16. Study in semiquavers in 3/4 time with 68 variants
• No.17. Study in semiquavers in 4/4 time with 131 variants

Exercises in "pp" over the fingerboard, in order to develop softness of tone

• No.18. Example with 30 variants
• No.19. Study with 59 variants
• No.20. Exercise in sustained notes and for economy of the bow

Exercises in broken chords on 3 and 4 strings, using preceding bowing styles

• No.21
• No.22
• No.23
• No.24

The preceding bowing exercises in the high positions

• No.25
• No.26
• No.27
• No.28

Supplement. Exercise themes

Exercises in the thumb position

• No.5A
• No.5B
• No.6A
• No.6B
• No.7A
• No.11A
• No.13A
• No.14A
• No.16A
• No.22A

BA 11547, text in Czech, English, German ; ISMN: 979-0-2601-0847-9