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Dumka for Cello and Piano - digitally downloadable set of parts

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Roman Placzek's "Dumka" for Cello and Piano is a composition in which the young composer (16 years at the time of composing the piece) combines 20th-century style with strong neo-romantic tendencies. It's an innocent piece by a very young composer whose drive was fueled by teenage love and inspiration derived from 19th- and 20th-century Bohemian composers whose pieces for cello and piano are the golden standard of central European cello repertoire. “Dumka” is full of hope, passion, and self-reflection. It explores the instrument within the limits of a 16-year-old conservatory music student pushing his temporary boundaries, knowing that he will be able to play much more one day. “Dumka for a Violoncello and a Piano” is a beautiful recital piece, not just a student composition. It's a perfect program addition for professional musicians and young aspiring music students, offering a repertoire choice that will please and impress any audience.

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"Dumka" for Cello and Piano is published by BumbleBee Notes™ Music Publishing, a BumbleBee Notes™ Inc. Music Corporation division. The downloadable file is an attractive, easy-to-read, high-resolution, DRM-protected PDF file with excellent details. All individual parts of the set can also be purchased separately. Please select from the separately published parts displayed below.

Dumka for a Cello and a Piano - digitally downloadable cello part

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Dumka for Cello and Piano - digitally downloadable piano part

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Dumka for Cello and Piano - digitally downloadable piano score

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For the printed edition of "Dumka" click here - Dumka for Cello and Piano printed edition.

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​Czech-American cellist, chamber musician, educator, composer, and music executive, Dr. Roman Placzek, was born and raised in the Czech Republic. He completed a significant portion of his music education at the Ostrava Conservatory, known today as the Janáček Conservatory in Ostrava, where he composed his “Dumka” at just 16 years old. After relocating to the United States in 1996, Roman pursued further professional music education, ultimately earning his doctorate in cello performance. Currently, Dr. Roman is part of the acclaimed Nezhdanova-Placzek Duo, and he is also the founder, co-owner, CEO, and chief publisher of BumbleBee Notes Inc. Music Corporation, where he teaches cello.

"Dumka for a Violoncello and a Piano" is a composition in which the composer combines 20th-century style with strong neo-romantic tendencies. It's an innocent piece by a very young composer (16 years old at the time of composing it) whose drive was fueled by teenage love and inspiration derived from 19th- and 20th-century Bohemian composers whose pieces for cello and piano are the golden standard of central European cello repertoire. “Dumka” is full of hope, passion, and self-reflection. It explores the instrument within the limits of a 16-year-old conservatory music student pushing his temporary boundaries, knowing that he will be able to play much more one day. However, the cello part is far from innocent. The sound wanders from the opening statement and the main theme set in the powerful singing fourth position on the A string through the reflective middle section with eighth notes rolling around the cello's low register and all the way to the high register on the A string for the climactic conclusion of the bridge section before it returns to the main theme to make a final statement with the recalibrated recapitulation of the opening part. The short Coda serves as a release, an afterthought, an echo of what's to come next... The piano part is constructed as an equal partner. Seemingly overshadowing its string counterpart with its arrays of rhythmical sixteenth-note patterns, runs, and flourishes, the piano perfectly accentuates the cello’s melodic lines. The piano’s opening statement, the composer's depiction of bells calling the heart, is the motive found throughout the piece and the piano's final statement of the Coda. When the two instruments come together, every musical statement is a dialogue. None of them presents a musical thought without the other's reflection. Both protagonists' constant give and take drives the piece from the opening statements to the last note. “Dumka for a Violoncello and a Piano” is a beautiful recital piece, not just a student composition. It's a perfect program addition for professional musicians and young aspiring music students, offering a repertoire choice that will please and impress any audience.