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ATLANTA CELLI

Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 11:15 AM ALL AGES

Compiled and edited by Melanie Darby and Joanne Maples

Table of Contents

About ATLANTA CELLI .............................................................................................................................. 2

About the CELLO ....................................................................................................................................... 2

Special Topic: CHAMBER MUSIC ............................................................................................................ 3

Program Focus: TOGETHERNESS: THE SOUNDS AND STYLES OF THE CELLO ................................. 4

ABOUT THE MUSIC ................................................................................................................................... 5 Hello Lakme ........................................................................................................................................................ 5 Maria's Secret Chord ........................................................................................................................................ 6 Raspberry Bourre ............................................................................................................................................. 6 Crazy Train to Asturias ................................................................................................................................... 7 Bohemian Rhapsody ........................................................................................................................................ 8 Togetherness ...................................................................................................................................................... 8 Killer Cello Battle .............................................................................................................................................. 8

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS & CROSS CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS .............................................. 9

REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................................. 11



About ATLANTA CELLI Atlanta Celli is a group of four classically-trained cellists who push the boundaries of traditional cello music. While they enjoy performing the intricacies of classical music, they are just as likely to be found playing eclectic arrangements of rock and pop songs as well as their own original works, sometimes lending their voices to the sonorous mix. Whether on stage in a traditional concert hall or in a late-night rock club, Celli shatters any preconceived notions of what it means to be a cellist. For individual biographies of the four artists visit http://www.atlantacelli.com/about.html See standard MCC6.SP.1 on page 6 for activities.

About the CELLO The Cello: The violoncello (cello) is a middle instrument of the violin family. It has four strings, and it produces sound when its strings are plucked or bowed. Even with only four strings, the cello has a large range that encompasses about four octaves. A musician achieves such a large range of pitches by placing her fingers at different points on each string. When a string is shortened by a performer’s finger, the pitch of the string becomes higher than its original unhindered pitch. Celli are typically constructed with spruce and maple wood, and as athe instrument ages, the sound it produces increases in quality. The instrument was commonly held between the legs without using an endpin for support in the 18th century, and many cellists

continued to hold the instrument in the old style well into the 19th century. The use of an endpin to provide support for the instrument began in the 18th century, gained increasing popularity in the 19th, and became standard by the early 20th century. Many modern cellists use a bent endpin to increase the instrument’s angle and allow for the use of greater natural right arm weight.

http://www.atlantacelli.com/about.html



The Bow: Bows are used to produce sustained sound from the strings of the cello. The cellist holds the bow in her right hand and pulls it across the strings to create an even sound. During the Medieval period, a bow was shaped like a bow used in archery, and the hair was simply tied to the bow. As the bow developed over time, a screw system was invented to hold the hair in place, and the stick and hair were designed to be parallel. Today standard bow sticks are made of wood, carbon fiber, or fiberglass, and they are typically strung with horsehair or synthetic hair. The bottom of the bow is called the frog, and the top of the bow is called the tip.1

Special Topic:

CHAMBER MUSIC Musicians are able to play their instruments alone or with a group of other musicians. When a cellist plays music alone, the music is considered a solo. A piece that includes only two people is called a duet, four players make a quartet, In larger situations, a violinist can be a member quartet, and more can make an orchestra. The possibilities are endless. The Atlanta Celli are a chamber ensembles. A chamber ensemble is a small group of 4-12 musicians. Examples of

chamber ensembles include a clarinet choir, horn ensemble, double reed ensemble, or string quartet. Because chamber ensembles do not usually have a conductor, the musicians in the ensemble work together to learn the music and to lead each other through performances with eye contact, bodily cues, and of course the music in their part. INTRO MUSIC GAME – PLAYING YOUR PART See standard S6E2 on page 6 for activities.

1 “Chapter 1: The String Instrument Family,” Strategies for Teaching Strings: Building a Successful String and Orchestra Program.



If you want to listen to the Atlanta Celli in advance or share your experience with others checkout their videos.

http://www.atlantacelli.com/videos.html Check out Nan Kemberling’s Always Room 4 Cello https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UpHbVi2P_g

Program Focus: TOGETHERNESS: THE SOUNDS AND STYLES OF THE CELLO

About the Program: Many classical musicians will tell you about the time they caught “the bug.” They heard a certain sonata by Beethoven, symphony by Mahler, or aria by Verdi that knocked the air straight out of them. The depth of emotion heard in the music swallows them whole to the point where they can’t imagine doing anything else in life except trying to recreate that indescribable experience of hearing great music.

For many musicians, it isn’t just classical music that makes them feel that way. Listening to music, making music inspires them to explore and communicate something more than just notes on a page.

Chances are if you have turned on a radio within the past 10 years you may have noticed that the lush sounds of violins, violas and cellos are being heard more and more in popular

songs. Some bands have even made a violin or cello a staple in their usual make-up. And why not? String instruments can achieve an incredible variety of sounds and blend well with about any other instrument. This also means that just about any song can have a string layer added to it or be re-imagined by a string orchestra and you will experience the song in a whole different way. 2 See standards and activities on page 7.

2 http://stringshiftmusic.com/blog/2013/8/22/pop-music-on-classical-instruments-even-better-than-it-sounds

What to listen for: Listen for high sounds and low sounds. Can you see which strings on the cello are used to produce higher pitches? Listen to how the Celli transition between one type of song and another (ie. Classical and Popular). Watch how they utilize the whole instrument when they perform and use multiple techniques to create musical pictures and emotional responses.

http://www.atlantacelli.com/videos.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UpHbVi2P_g



ABOUT THE MUSIC

Sounds & Styles of the Cello: How all sounds and all styles can cohabitate and work together to create music for everyone's tastes

Hello Lakme: Adele's Hello and Lakme opera aria Hello by Adele

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (1988- ) is a British singer-songwriter who has sold millions of albums all over the world and has won a total of 15 Grammys as well as an Oscar. She attended the BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology. Adele’s first album was made when she was 19 that is the name of

the album. In 2012, she became a mom and wrote Hello, which was on the album 25. Then in 2017, the album won 5 Grammys. READ MORE about Adele LISTEN to Adele’s performance of Hello Lakme Aria (Flower Duet) by Leo Delibes

Clement Philibert Leo Delibes (1836-1891) was a French composer of the Romantic era, who specialized in ballets, operas, and other works for stage. The opera, Lakme, is one of most well-known works. The Lakme Aria or Flower Duet written by Leo Delibes is a famous duet for soprano and mezzo-soprano first performed in 1883. In the opera, the two women are going to gather flowers by a river. The duet has been used in commercials and film as well as the concert hall.

READ MORE about Lakme Aria LISTEN to Lakme Aria

https://www.biography.com/people/adele-20694679https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQHsXMglC9Ahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf42IP__ipwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf42IP__ipw



Maria's Secret Chord: Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah and Schubert's Ave Maria Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his prolific career as songwriter. Cohen began as a poet and novelist in the 1950’s and then moved into music in 1967. Hallelujah is perhaps the most famous of his songs released in 1984.

READ MORE about Leonard Cohen LISTEN to Hallelujah Ave Maria by Franz Schubert

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) was an Austrian composer whose music was the last of the Classical composer and one of the first of the Romantic period. His music stands out for its melody and harmony. In his short life pan, Schubert composed over 600 vocal works, 7 symphonies, sacred music, operas and numerous piano and chamber music. READ MORE about Franz Schubert

LISTEN to Ave Maria

Raspberry Bourre: Prince's Raspberry Beret and Bach Suite No. 3 for Cello: Bouree Raspberry Beret by Prince

Prince Rogers Nelson (1958-2016) was most famous in the 1980’s and known for his eclectic work, flamboyancy and wide vocal range. Raspberry Beret greatly expanded the sound of Prince’s previous songs by using stringed instruments, Middle Eastern finger cymbals and harmonic. The song was originally recorded in 1982 but the expanded

version was released in 1984. READ MORE about Prince LISTEN to Raspberry Beret

https://leonardcohen.com/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VzprYCxPBQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VzprYCxPBQhttps://www.biography.com/people/franz-schubert-9475558https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6zPfTlqvnchttps://www.biography.com/people/prince-9447278https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7vRSu_wsNc



Bourree by J. S. Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was a German composer, musician, organist, harpsichordist, violist and violinist of the Baroque period. He combines music with mathematical feats as in fugues and canons where the melody is played against itself in many ways. The Bouree is from Suite No. 3 without accompaniment and one of the most frequently performed and recognizable solo pieces for cello. It was most likely

written between 1717-1723.

READ MORE about J. S. Bach LISTEN to Bouree

Crazy Train to Asturias: Ozzy Osbourne Crazy Train and Albeniz's Asturias for classical guitar

John Michael “Ozzy” Osbourne (1948-) also known as the “Prince of Darkness, “ is an English vocalist, songwriter, actor and reality television star who was most popular in the 1970’s as lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Crazy Train was Osbourne’s first single from his debut solo album in 1980. READ MORE about Ozzy

LISTEN to Crazy Train Asturias by Isaac Albeniz

Isaac Albeniz (186-1909) was a Spanish composer and pianist best known for his piano works based on folk music. In 1883, he met Felipe Pedrell, a teacher and composer, who inspired him to write music with a Spanish flare such as the Suite Espanola in which Asturias is a movement. The piece was originally written for piano and later transcribed for guitar. Now is considered a vital part of the guitar classical music repertoire.

READ MORE about Isaac Albeniz LISTEN to Asturias

https://www.classicfm.com/composers/bach/https://www.classicfm.com/composers/bach/music/compare-cellos-video/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzy_Osbournehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy1V5LHXWbghttp://www.eclassical.com/composers/albeniz-isaac/https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=asturias+by+isaac+albeniz&&view=detail&mid=3F639B9F22C9F60ABAC93F639B9F22C9F60ABAC9&rvsmid=4F8BF81168B160907E154F8BF81168B160907E15&FORM=VDMCNRhttps://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=asturias+by+isaac+albeniz&&view=detail&mid=3F639B9F22C9F60ABAC93F639B9F22C9F60ABAC9&rvsmid=4F8BF81168B160907E154F8BF81168B160907E15&FORM=VDMCNR



Bohemian Rhapsody: Queen (illustrates styles of playing) Queen is a British rock band formed in 1970. The performers in the group was Freddie Mercury (lead vocals and piano), Brian May (lead guitar and vocals), Roger Taylor (drums and vocals) and John Deacon (bass guitar). Their music covers progressive rock, hard rock and heavy metal. Freddie Mercury wrote Bohemian Rhapsody in 1975 for an album called A Night at the Opera

READ more about Queen READ more about the music LISTEN to the music

Togetherness: Pachelbel's Canon in D and Twisted Sister's We're Not Gonna Take It Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel

Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) was known for his works for organ and was considered on the great organ masters of the generation before J.S. Bach. He taught organ to many pupils one of which was Johann Christoph Bach the older brother to Johann Sebastian Bach. Pachelbel’s Canon is one of the most famous pieces of classical music of all time played at weddings and processionals of all kinds.

READ more about Pachelbel LISTEN to the music and watch an artistic rendering of the piece We're Not Gonna Take It by Twisted Sister

Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from New Jersey and later from Long Island, NY formed in 1972 and ended in 2016 with the death of the drummer, A.J. Pero. One of the band’s best known hits is We’re Not Gonna Take It in 1984 ending up to be the band’s only Top 40 Single.

READ more about the music LISTEN to the music

Killer Cello Battle: conglomeration of multiple classical music pieces, movie music, oldies tunes, and pop tunes

http://www.queenonline.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsodyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Johann-Pachelbelhttps://www.classicfm.com/composers/pachelbel/music/pachelbels-canon-d-facts/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We%27re_Not_Gonna_Take_It_(Twisted_Sister_song)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ0ftoiIQxU



PERFORMANCE STANDARDS & CROSS CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS

Page Standard Explanation Activity

About the Artist

2 MCC6.SP.1 Recognize a statistical question as one that anticipates variability in the data related to the question and accounts for it in the answers. For example, “How old am I?” is not a statistical question, but “How old are the students in my school?” is a statistical question because one anticipates variability in students’ ages.

Read Atlanta Celli’s short biography in this study guide or visit their website for the individual biographies and think about statistical questions you can create from the information provided. Examples: How many people in your class play a musical instrument? How many students in your class have an older sibling who plays a musical instrument? How old was each player when she began to study cello? What is a typical age to begin cello studies?

About the Cello

2 ELACC8RI7 Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea.

Pretend that you have to teach a third grade class about the cello and its bow. What kinds of media would you use in your presentation? Remember that some students may have never seen a cello before. The use of sound is also very important when teaching about musical instruments.

ELAGSE6W2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

Have your students write a review of the concert. Instruct them to include elements of information like genre and methods.

Page Standard Explanation Activity

Special Topic - Chamber Music/Musical Teamwork

3 MK-8GM.2-7 Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments

Composing and arranging music

within specified guidelines

Listening to, analyzing, and

describing music

Evaluating music and music

PLAYING YOUR PART (non-musicians) Teams participating in musical team building will need musical instruments, but that does not mean you have to buy them. Instead, let groups get creative, exercising their brains and using problem-solving skills to make their own musical accompaniments. Team members can scavenge their location for inspiration with making musical instruments, such as the empty office coffee can and a couple of boxes of paper clips



performances

as a noise maker and some rubber bands wrapped around the coffee lid as a mini-drum. Encourage groups to work together to come up with the most original instruments, such as a cardboard paper mailing tube digideroo or cymbals made of garbage can lids. Each group should ‘compose’ a short piece of music and perform it for each other. Evaluate the elements of music and the effectiveness of each presentation.

MESBB.2-7 MMSIB.2-7 MMSAB.2-7 MHSBB.2-7 MHSIB.2-7 MHSAB.2.7 MESBO.2-7 MMSBO.2-7 MMSIO.2-7 MMSAO.2-7 MHSBO.2-7 MHSIO.2-7 MHSAO.2-7

Performing on instruments, alone

and with others, through a varied

repertoire of music

Reading and notating music

Improvising melodies, variations,

and accompaniments

Composing and arranging music

within specified guidelines

Listening to, analyzing, and

describing music

Evaluating music and music

performances

PLAYING YOUR PART (musicians) Choose a simple melody or melodies that the group knows. Split into teams and have each group create an arrangement different from the traditional method. Can they add percussion? Play the melody on an alternate string? How did the new arrangement change the nature of the song? How does each member of the team contribute to the process? Evaluate the elements of music and the effectiveness of each presentation.



REFERENCES

Bio. Atlanta Celli http://www.atlantacelli.com/about.html

Hamann, D. L., 7 Gillespie, R. (2013). Chapter 1: The String Instrument Family. Strategies for Teaching

Strings: Building a Successful String and Orchestra Program. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

http://stringshiftmusic.com/blog/2013/8/22/pop-music-on-classical-instruments-even-better-than-it-

sounds

https://www.biography.com/people/adele-20694679

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQHsXMglC9A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf42IP__ipw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf42IP__ipw

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Cohen

https://leonardcohen.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6zPfTlqvnc

https://www.biography.com/people/franz-schubert-9475558

https://www.biography.com/people/prince-9447278

https://www.8notes.com/scores/388.asp

https: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzy_Osbourne

www.classicfm.com/composers/bach/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy1V5LHXWbg

https://www.classicfm.com/composers/pachelbel/music/pachelbels-canon-d-facts/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We%27re_Not_Gonna_Take_It_(Twisted_Sister_song)
http://www.atlantacelli.com/about.htmlhttp://stringshiftmusic.com/blog/2013/8/22/pop-music-on-classical-instruments-even-better-than-it-soundshttp://stringshiftmusic.com/blog/2013/8/22/pop-music-on-classical-instruments-even-better-than-it-soundshttps://www.biography.com/people/adele-20694679https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQHsXMglC9Ahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf42IP__ipwhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Cohenhttps://leonardcohen.com/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6zPfTlqvnchttps://www.biography.com/people/franz-schubert-9475558https://www.biography.com/people/prince-9447278https://www.8notes.com/scores/388.asphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzy_Osbournehttp://www.classicfm.com/composers/bach/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy1V5LHXWbghttps://www.classicfm.com/composers/pachelbel/music/pachelbels-canon-d-facts/

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