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Ovation Press is proud to bring you an exciting new way to discover string music with an extensive selection of orchestral excerpts and parts, unique transcriptions and arrangements, solo music and chamber music for violin, viola, cello and bass. Ovation Press is the only publisher to offer music edited by today’s most prominent string players including concertmasters and principals of major orchestras, leading pedagogues and highly respected international soloists. You are just minutes away from downloading and printing the string music you need while gaining access to the bowings, fingerings and other musical ideas of living legends.

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Ronald Leonard Currently on the faculty at the Colburn School and the conductor of the Colburn Chamber Orchestra, Ronald Leonard is an acclaimed musician and teacher. Mr. Leonard was the Principal Cellist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic from 1975 until 1999 and has performed many concertos with that orchestra under conductors including Zubin Mehta, Michael Tilson-Thomas, Carlo Maria Giulini, Andre Previn, Simon Rattle and Esa-Pekka Salonen. He has recently made a highly acclaimed CD of Orchestral Excerpts For Cello on Summit Records. Mr. Leonard is a founding member member and former president of the Los Angeles Violoncello Society and has been very active in the American Cello Congress. In 1996 Mr. Leonard was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame, an honor bestowed upon Rhode Islanders who have distinguished themselves, and in October of 2000 he was awarded the "Chevalier du Violoncelle" by the Eva Janzer Memorial Cello Center in celebration of his life long achievements in the world of cello playing and teaching. Symphony No. 1 by Johannes Brahms

La Mer by Claude Debussy

Scherzo from Midsummer Night Dream by Felix Mendelssohn

Don Juan by Richard Strauss

View the complete list of orchestral parts for cello edited by Ron Leonard.

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Cadenzas for Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1 and and Cello Concerto No. 2 by Valter Dešpalj
Valter Dešpalj, professor at the Zagreb Academy of Music, has written cadenzas for the Haydn Cello Concertos that add much-needed variety to the cadenzas we typically hear. Challenge yourself and try them out!

Three Etude-Caprices in the Styles of Great Composers by Amy Barlowe
Barlowe originally composed 12 Etude-Caprices in the Styles of the Great Composers as a set of progressive and chronologically ordered innovative and versatile etudes invaluable both as study pieces and short, unaccompanied concert works for competitions or recital programs. Now Barlowe has written three more etude-caprices for solo violin in the styles of Dvořák, Prokofiev and Tartini for the more advanced violinist and professional. Artistically challenging and memorable, used individually or as a set, they will add variety and charm to recital programs, while paying tribute to the styles of the great composers.

Caprice Basque for Viola and Piano by Pablo de Sarasate - Edited by Viacheslav Dinerchtein
Violist Viacheslav Dinerchtein has edited this Sarasate showpiece originally for violin and piano, creating a valuable addition to the viola repertoire.

Strauss Ein Heldenleben for Bass - Edited by Edwin Barker
Double bassist Edwin Barker is recognized as one of the most gifted bassists on the American concert scene. Acknowledged as an accomplished solo and ensemble player, Mr. Barker has performed in concerts in North America, Europe, and the Far East. In 1976 at the age of twenty-two, Mr. Barker was appointed to the position of principal bassist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Nell for Viola and Piano by Gabriel Fauré - Arranged and Edited by Donald McInnes
World-famous violist Donald McInnes has arranged and edited for viola and piano several songs by composers such as Brahms, Duparc, Fauré and Gounod.

David of the White Rock for Viola and Piano (Folk Song) - Edited by Donald McInnes
World-famous violist Donald McInnes has arranged and edited for viola and piano several songs by composers such as Brahms, Duparc, Fauré and Gounod.

Strauss Ein Heldenleben for Violoncello - Edited by Ronald Leonard
Ronald Leonard is well known as a soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. He has performed in the U.S., Canada, and Europe both as soloist and chamber musician. Currently he is the Gregor Piatigorsky Professor of Cello at the University of Southern California. Mr. Leonard was the Principal Cellist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic from 1975 until 1999 and has performed many concertos with that orchestra under conductors including Zubin Mehta, Michael Tilson-Thomas, Carlo Maria Giulini, Andre Previn, Simon Rattle and Esa-Pekka Salonen.

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