The Virtuoso Obbligato
Aria Collection
Favorite arias from oratorio, opera, and musical theater for voice, violoncello obbligato, and piano, harpsichord, or organ in performance ready scores
The Virtuoso Obbligato Aria Collection
Performance ready scores
Arias for Soprano, Cello, Piano/Harpsichord/Organ
Arias for Alto/Mezzo, Cello, Piano/Harpsichord/Organ
Arias for Tenor, Cello, Piano/Harpsichord/Organ
Arias for Baritone/Bass, Cello, Piano/Harpsichord/Organ
Arias for Baritone (no VC), Piano/Harpsichord/Organ
Arias for Bass Voice & Cello Sextet
Arias for Bass Voice (or solo VC) & Strings
Music for Solo Cello, Choir & Organ
Auditions Arias in English with piano
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Aria Editions Contain
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Aria Editions Contain
original voice & cello obbligato solos
with original or revised piano parts
with original or revised piano parts
two piano/vocal scores
text & translations
composer dates
a cello part (with bowings & fingerings)
performance timings
Most editions are prepared with Finale software. (A few early editions are in clear manuscript indicated with *.) Performance ready editions are generally for advanced players unless noted ++ which may also be played by skilled, middle, & high school level players.
Finale assistance from composers:
Mark Zanter, Daniel Steven Crafts, Joseph Turrin
Catalog & Sound files: To view the large collection & place a credit card order on line in US Dollars though PayPal, scroll down to see catalog, sound, & video files.
Finale assistance from composers:
Mark Zanter, Daniel Steven Crafts, Joseph Turrin
Catalog & Sound files: To view the large collection & place a credit card order on line in US Dollars though PayPal, scroll down to see catalog, sound, & video files.
Creating the Virtuoso Obbligato Aria Collection
The Virtuoso Obbligato Aria Collection is a collection of arias from opera, oratorio, and musical theatre for voice, cello, and keyboard. The cello solos in entirety have not previously appeared in any cello anthology in the original format when they were created. They were not readily available for purchase, are generally are not taught in the cello studio, yet appear on cello audition lists, are performed in oratorio, opera, & recital engagements, or recordings, and eventually are encountered through the course of one's career.
Voice & cello teachers, vocal coaches, choral & opera directors, chamber music coaches, & librarians have expressed how invaluable the collection is as a research, teaching, & performance guide, plus a huge time saver. Singers and cellists use the collection to learn these works thoroughly, eliminating last minute anxiety before auditions, solo appearances, recitals, galas, and fundraising events. The solo voice & cello parts are original settings with orchestral accompaniment transcribed in the keyboard part. Each work provides repertoire with audience appeal and satisfies an artist's role as soloist and chamber musician. The cello obbligato part is a cellist's showpiece, not merely a continuo line providing only rhythmic and harmonic support for the voice. Our aria and cello music editions are sold and enthusiastically received and performed nationally and internationally. Be sure to read reviews from satisfied customers on the front page of this web site.
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The Virtuoso Obbligato Aria Collection Catalog
Choir, Solo Cello, & Organ
Rutter - Out of the Deep (Requiem) for Solo Cello, Choir & Organ $15 USD Add to Cart
♪ (Sound file) YouTube Link 1 vocal score, and 1 cello part with
suggested bowings and fingerings permission granted by John Rutter
Rutter - Out of the Deep (Requiem) 1 solo cello part only ♪ (Sound file) $8.50 USD Add to Cart
1 cello part with suggested bowings and fingerings
permission granted by John Rutter
Arias in English with piano accompaniment
A collection of English-language vocal audition scores may be viewed and orders placed directly here.
Vocal ranges are listed on title pages. Transpositions are possible, although most arias have been
sung previously in the original key.
Soprano, Cello & Piano/Harpsichord/Organ
Bach - Ach, Bleib bei uns [BWV 6] ♪ (Sound file) Video $8 USD Add to Cart
Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered 4 & 5 string VC part
Bach - Höchster, mache deine Güte [BWV 51] ♪ (Sound file) Video $8 USD Add to Cart
Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part
Bach - Mein gläubiges Herz [BWV 68] ♪ (Sound file) YouTube Link $8 USD Add to Cart
Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part
Bach - Recitative & Aria [BWV 202] Die Welt wird wieder neu & Phoebus eilt mit (Hochzeitskantate)
♪ (Sound file) Video $8 USD Add to Cart
Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part
Bach - Aria: No. 7: Sich üben im Leiben from Weichet nur,
[BWV 202] (Hochzeitskantate) ♪ (Sound file) Video $12 USD Add to Cart
for soprano, oboe, cello, & harpsichord/piano
Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part
Bach - Weil die wollen reichen Herden [BWV 208] (Hunt Cantata)
♪ (Sound file) Video $6 USD Add to Cart
Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part
Gounod - Viens, mon Coeur (AKA Come, My Love or My Beloved Speaks)
Videos ♪ or ♪ $10 USD Add to Cart
Available in 3 keys with a new English singing translation by Ronald Hedlund. Specify your preferred key when placing an order. A Flat Major ( original key) for Soprano or Tenor, G Flat Major for mezzo or high baritone, F Major for low voice. Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part. Note: In the event you wish to order more
than one copy of an aria, but in different keys, feel free to follow up with an email or phone call rather than feeling compelled to send a separate order.
Handel - Care Selve from Atalanta ♪ (Sound file) Video $6 USD Add to Cart
Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part
Handel - Credete al mio dolore (Alcina) * ♪ (Sound file) Video $7 USD Add to Cart
Each set contains 2 P/V scores *, plus a bowed & fingered VC part * in clear manuscript
Handel - Softly Sweet in Lydian Measures (Alexander's Feast) ♪ (Sound file) Video
Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part $6 USD Add to Cart
Handel -What Passion Cannot Music Raise and Quell (Ode for St. Cecilia's Day) ♪ (Sound file) Video
Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part $9 USD Add to Cart
Mozart - Batti, batti (Don Giovanni) ♪ (Sound file) Video $10 USD Add to Cart
Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part, and an optional violin part
Von Weber - Und ob die Wolke sie verhülle (Die Freischütz) ♪ (Sound file) Video $8 USD Add to Cart
Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part
Alto/Mezzo, Cello & Piano/Harpsichord/Organ
Alto/Mezzo, Cello & Piano/Harpsichord/Organ
Bach - Es ist Vollbracht (St. John Passion) * ♪ (Sound file) Video $9 USD Add to Cart
Each set contains 2 P/V scores*, plus a bowed & fingered VC part * in clear manuscript
Bach - Wenn kömmt der Tag [BWV 70] ♪ (Sound file) Video $7 USD Add to Cart
Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part
Brahms - Zwei Gesänge (Two Songs), Op. 91
for Alto/Mezzo, cello (orig. for viola or cello), & piano $12 USD Add to Cart
1. Gestille Sehnsucht/Longing - Video
2. Geistliches Wiegenlied/Lullaby for the Christ Child - Video w/ viola)
Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part
Buxtehude - Jubilate Domino (Psalm 98) ♪ (Sound file) Video $10 USD Add to Cart
Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part
Gounod - Viens, mon Coeur (AKA Come, My Love or My Beloved Speaks)
Videos >> ♪ or ♪ $10 USD Add to Cart
Available in 3 keys with a new English singing translation by Ronald Hedlund. Specify your preferred key when placing an order. For Soprano or Tenor in A Flat Major (original key); For mezzo or high baritone in G Flat Major; For low voice in F Major. Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part. Note: In the event you wish to order more than one copy of an aria, but in different keys, feel free to follow up with an email or phone call rather than feeling compelled to send a separate order.
Purcell - Music for a While in f minor (Oedipus) for alto/mezzo & cello
♪ (Sound file) Video Video $6 USD Add to Cart
Contents 2 scores
Schubert - Auf dem Strom - for voice, cello, and piano Video $12 USD Add to Cart
(Originally for voice, horn or cello, & piano) Please specify your preferred key when placing an order. [For Tenor in E Major, For Mezzo in D Major, For Low Voice in C Major] Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part Note: In the event you wish to order more than one copy of an aria, but in different keys, feel free to follow up with an email or phone call rather than feeling compelled to send a separate order.
Schubert - Auf dem Strom for voice, cello, and piano - Cello part only (Video) $6 USD Add to Cart
(Originally for voice, horn or cello, & piano) Specify your preferred key when placing an order. For Tenor in E Major;
For Mezzo in D Major; For Low Voice in C Major. Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part Note: In the event you wish to order more than one copy of an aria, but in different keys, feel free to follow up with
an email or phone call rather than feeling compelled to send a separate order.
Tenor, Cello & Piano (or Harpsichord, or Organ)
Tenor, Cello & Piano (or Harpsichord, or Organ)
Bach - Geduld, Geduld (St. Matthew Passion) ♪ (Sound file) Video $8 USD Add to Cart
Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part
Bach - Recitative & Aria Willst Du Dich Nicht Mehr Ergötzen?
[BWV 208 Hunt Cantata) ♪ (sound file) Video $7 USD Add to Cart
Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part
Bach - Woferne du den edlen Frieden [BWV 41] ♪ (sound file) Video $7 USD Add to Cart
Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part
Bach - Hilf, Jesu, hilf [BWV 147] ♪ (sound file) Video $8 USD Add to Cart
Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part
Gounod - Viens, mon Coeur (AKA Come, My Love or My Beloved Speaks) Videos >> ♪ or ♪ $10 USD Add To Cart
Available in 3 keys with a new English singing translation by Ronald Hedlund. Specify your preferred key when placing an order. A Flat Major ( original key) for Soprano or Tenor, G Flat Major for mezzo or high baritone, F Major for low voice. Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part. Note: In the event you wish to order more than one copy of an aria, but in different keys, feel free to follow up with an email or phone call rather than feeling compelled to send a separate order.
Handel - Blessed is the Man that has a Virtuous Wife, Wedding Anthem in C Major, HWV 52 (11)
(No available sound or video links) A set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part $8 USD Add to Cart
Handel - Softly Sweet in Lydian Measures (Alexander's Feast)
♪ (Sound file) Video $8 USD Add to Cart
Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part
Handel - Thy Wife Shall Be as the Fruitful Vine in a minor from the wedding anthem
♪ (Sound file) $8 USD Add to Cart
Handel - Sing unto God, Ye Kingdoms of the Earth, HWV 263 LINK TO BE ADDED
Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part
Mendelssohn - Sei getreu bis in den Tod * (St. Paul's Oratorio) ♪ (Sound file) Video $8 USD Add to Cart
Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part * in clear manuscript
Purcell - Music for a While in f minor (Oedipus) for voice & cello Video Video $6 USD Add to Cart
Contents 2 scores
Schubert - Auf dem Strom (orig. for voice, horn or cello, & piano) Video with cello $12 USD Add to Cart
Please specify your preferred key when placing an order. For Tenor in E Major, For Mezzo in D Major, For Low Voice in C Major. Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part Note: In the event you wish to order more than one copy of an aria, but in different keys, feel free to follow up with an email or phone call rather than feeling compelled to send a separate order.
Schubert - Auf dem Strom Cello part only in E Major bowed & fingered $6 USD Add to Cart
(Originally for voice, horn or cello, & piano) Specify your preferred key when placing an order. For Tenor in E Major, For Mezzo in D Major, For Low Voice in C Major. Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part Note: In the event you wish to order more than one copy of an aria, but in different keys, feel free to follow up with an email or phone call rather than feeling compelled to send a separate order.
Sondheim - Later (A Little Night Music) ♪ (Sound file) Video $12 USD Add to Cart
Permission to use granted by Stephen Sondheim. Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part
Baritone/Basso, Cello & Piano/Harpsichord/Organ
Baritone/Basso, Cello & Piano/Harpsichord/Organ
Bach - Ihr Felder und Auen [BWV 208 Hunt Cantata) ♪ (Sound file) Video $6 USD Add to Cart
Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part
Bach - Komm, süsses Kreuz (St. Matthew Passion) ♪ (Sound file) Video $9 USD Add to Cart
Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part
Crafts/Anaya - Cancion al Rio Grande World Premiere Video $12 USD Add to Cart
from the song cycle From a Distant Mesa Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part
Gounod - Viens, mon Coeur (AKA Come, My Love or My Beloved Speaks)
Videos ♪ or ♪ $10 USD Add to Cart
Available in 3 keys with a new English singing translation by Ronald Hedlund. Specify your preferred key when placing an order. A Flat Major ( original key) for Soprano or Tenor, G Flat Major for mezzo or high baritone, F Major for low voice. Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part. Note: In the event you wish to order more than one copy of an aria, but in different keys, feel free to follow up with an email or phone call rather than feeling compelled to send a separate order.
Handel - Blessed is the Man that has a Virtuous Wife, Wedding Anthem in G Major, HWV 52 (11)
(sound file not available) Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part $8 USD Add to Cart
Handel - Pur ritorno a rimirarvi (Agrippina) ♪ (Sound file) Video $6 USD Add to Cart
Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part
Handel - Revenge, Timotheus Cries * (Alexander's Feast) ♪ (Sound file) Video $8 USD Add to Cart
Each set contains 2 P/V* scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part * in clear manuscript
Handel - Sommi Dei (Radamisto) * ♪ (Sound file) Video $6 USD Add to Cart
Each set contains 2 P/V * scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part * in clear manuscript
Mendelssohn - It is Enough (From Elijah) * original key - f # minor $8 USD Add to Cart
♪ (Sound file) Video
Each set contains 2 P/V * scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part * in clear manuscript
Mozart - Per Questa Bella Mano (Concert Aria), K. 612 in D Major * $12 USD Add to Cart
(Originally for double bass solo, the VC plays the same pitches 8va). ♪ (Sound file) Video
A very popular edition, each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part * in clear manuscript
Purcell - Music for a While in f minor (Oedipus) for low voice & cello
Video Video Contains 2 scores $6 USD Add to Cart
Rossini - Sois Immobile (William Tell) ♪ (Sound file) Video Dedicated to Lynn Harrell
Contains 2 P/V scores & solo cello part $8 USD Add to Cart
Schubert - Auf dem Strom (orig. for voice, horn or cello, & piano) for Low Voice in C Major
Video with cello $12 USD Add to Cart
Each set contains 2 P/V scores, plus a bowed & fingered VC part Specify your preferred key when placing an order. For Low Voice in C Major Note: In the event you wish to order more than one copy of an aria, but in different keys, feel free to follow up with an email or phone call rather than feeling compelled to send a separate order.
Schubert - Auf dem Strom Cello part only for Low voice in C Major
Video with cello $6 USD Add to Cart
Note: In the event you wish to order more than one copy of a cello part, but in different keys, feel free to follow up with an email or phone call rather than feeling compelled by PayPal to send a separate order.
Tchaikovsky - None but the Lonely Heart* $8 USD Add to Cart
♪ (Sound file) Video 2 P/V scores* & solo cello part* in clear manuscript
Verdi - Cortigiani, vil razza (Rigoletto) * in clear manuscript $8 USD Add to Cart
♪ (Sound file) Video 2 P/V scores* & solo cello part
Verdi - Ella giammai m'amó (from Don Carlo) $12 USD Add to Cart
♪ (Sound file) Video 2 P/V scores & solo cello part
Wagner - O, du mein holder Abendstern (from Tannhäuser) * in clear manuscript $6 USD Add to Cart
♪ (Sound file) Video
2 P/V scores* & solo cello part
Baritone & Piano (no cello)
Baritone & Piano (no cello)
Bryan Beaumont Hays - Six English Epitaphs for Baritone & Piano (no cello) $10 USD Add to Cart
1998 NATS Song Competition Winner - ♪ (Sound file) Contents 1 piano and 1 vocal score
Offenbach - "Scintille Diamant" (Dapertutto's recitative & aria from "Les Contes d'Hoffmann")
Video Note: The recitative is in the original key with the aria transposed from E Major down to D Major
2 P/V scores $8 USD Add to Cart
Verdi - Recitativo e Preghiera from Nabucco &
Tu sul labbro de veggenti (Zaccaria) Act II, No. 10b
Recitative & Aria Video for bass voice (optional as VC or DB solo) & piano
2 P/V scores $10 USD Add to Cart
Bass Voice (or solo cello or double bass) & Cello Sextet
Verdi - Recitativo e Preghiera from Nabucco ♪ (Video Tu sul labbro)
(Tu sul labbro de veggenti (Zaccaria) Act II, No. 10b ♪ (sound file) Video $22 USD Add to Cart
score, solo part, & 6 VC parts
Bass Voice (or Solo Cello) & String Orchestra
Bass Voice (or Solo Cello) & String Orchestra
Sieczynski - Wien, du Stadt Meiner Träume in E Major (Vienna, City of My Dreams, 1914)
World Premiere Video A popular Viennese favorite arranged for Bass Voice (opt Cello), String Orchestra,
and optional harp created for Ronald Hedlund to premiere with the Heartland Festival Orchestra
by Daniel Steven Crafts - Score & strings 4, 4, 3, 2, 2, with an optional piano part for harp $35 USD Add to Cart
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