CelloBello’s comprehensive repertoire database is an essential resource for cellists of all levels.
It not only lists common core cello repertoire, but it also contains several curated databases that feature works by underrepresented voices. These curated databases include the Sphinx Catalog of Latin American Cello Works, Works by Women Composers, Works by Black Composers, and 21st Century Cello Works. These curated databases were independently created by several dedicated musicians with passions for research and advocacy, and they continue to be enriched by composers, players, and publishers.
We hope this robust tool will empower cellists to discover new works and deepen their connection to the richness of the cello repertoire, and we are grateful for the collective generosity that has allowed us to provide this resource to a global audience.
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Composer |
Country |
Title |
Instrumentation |
Year |
Duration |
Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capuis, Matilde | Italy | Sonata No. 5 | cello and piano | 2001 | 15'' | find score |
| Capuis, Matilde | Italy | Divagazioni | voice and cello | '' | find score | |
| Capuis, Matilde | Italy | Terza sonata in Fa diesis min | cello and piano | '' | find score | |
| Capuis, Matilde | Italy | Sonata No. 1 in C Minor | cello and piano | 23'' | find score | |
| Capuis, Matilde | Italy | Quintetto per violoncelli | cello ensemble | '' | find score | |
| Capuis, Matilde | Italy | Sonata No. 2 in D Minor | cello and piano | 18'' | find score | |
| Capuis, Matilde | Italy | Sonata No. 3 in F-sharp Minor | cello and piano | 15'' | find score | |
| Caraballo, Rogerio | Venezuela | Elegía | cello and piano | |||
| Caraballo, Rogerio | Venezuela | Estefanía | cello and piano | |||
| Caraballo, Rogerio | Venezuela | Plegaria | cello and piano | |||
| Carballeda, Salvador | Mexico | Lamento y canto por Tlatelolco | cello solo | 1988 | 8' | |
| Cardona, Alejandro Cardona | Costa Rica | Cantos enterrados | cello and chamber orchestra | 2013 | 17'25" | |
| Cardona, Alejandro Cardona | Costa Rica | Con nuestras cabezas acorazadas trituraremos el aire nuevo (Pasacalle) | cello and tape | 2019 | ||
| Cardona, Alejandro Cardona | Costa Rica | Tres pequenas piezas (pedagogic piece) | cello and violin | 2007 | ||
| Cardona, Alejandro Cardona | Costa Rica | Tres rolas | 6 cellos | 2006 | 7'11" | |
| Cardona, Alejandro Cardona | Costa Rica | Moyugba orisha | cello solo | 1997-98 | 3'02" | |
| Cardona, Alejandro Cardona | Costa Rica | Rikkita kongo yeri kongo | cello and percussion | 1993 | 9'41" | |
| Carneiro, Marcelo | Brazil | Duo em 5 | cello and piano | 2008 | 8' | |
| Carrasco, Fernando | Chile | Estudio paramétrico II | cello and guitar | 1979 | ||
| Carrasco, Fernando | Chile | Ideas contrastantes | cello solo | 1982 | ||
| Carreño, Inocente | Venezuela | Estudio | cello solo | 2010 | ||
| Carreño, Inocente | Venezuela | Miscelaneas | cello and piano | |||
| Carreño, Inocente | Venezuela | Fantasia homenaje al maestro Abreu | cello and orchestra | 2006 | 9'11" | |
| Carreño, Inocente | Venezuela | Fantasia homenaje al maestro Abreu | cello and piano | 2006 | 9'11" | |
| Carrilho, Fred | Brazil | Over-tones-super-souls’ | cello and guitar | 2014 | ||
| Carrilho, Mauricio | Brazil | Sonata pro Pilger | cello and choro ensemble | 1998 | ||
| Carrillo Trujillo, Julián Antonio | Mexico | Pieza de concurso (Improvisación) | cello and piano | ca. 1908 | ||
| Carrillo Trujillo, Julián Antonio | Mexico | Triple Concierto | cello, flute, violin, and orchestra | 1918 | ||
| Carrillo Trujillo, Julián Antonio | Mexico | Preludio | cello and instrumental ensemble | 1923 | ||
| Carrillo Trujillo, Julián Antonio | Mexico | Sonata casi Fantasía | cello solo | 1925 | ||
| Carrillo Trujillo, Julián Antonio | Mexico | Concertino | cello, violín, harp, octavina, and orchestra | 1926 | ||
| Carrillo Trujillo, Julián Antonio | Mexico | Concertino en cuartos, octavos, y dieciseisavos de tono | cello, violin, harp, and orchestra | 1926 | ||
| Carrillo Trujillo, Julián Antonio | Mexico | Serenata en cuartos de tono | cello and orchestra | 1926 | ||
| Carrillo Trujillo, Julián Antonio | Mexico | Setenta estudios | cello solo | 1927 | ||
| Carrillo Trujillo, Julián Antonio | Mexico | Preludio (Crepuscular) | cello and piano | 1929 | ||
| Carrillo Trujillo, Julián Antonio | Mexico | Concertino en cuartos, octavos y dieciseisavos de tono | cello and orchestra | 1945 | ||
| Carrillo Trujillo, Julián Antonio | Mexico | Concierto en cuartos y octavos de tono | cello and orchestra | 1945 | ||
| Carrillo Trujillo, Julián Antonio | Mexico | Horizontes | cello, violin, harp, and orchestra | 1951 | ||
| Carrillo Trujillo, Julián Antonio | Mexico | Concerto | 1954 | |||
| Carrillo Trujillo, Julián Antonio | Mexico | Concierto en cuartos, octavos y dieciseisavos de tono | cello and orchestra | 1958 | ||
| Carrillo Trujillo, Julián Antonio | Mexico | Primera casi Sonata en cuartos de tono | cello solo | 1959 | ||
| Carrillo Trujillo, Julián Antonio | Mexico | Segunda casi Sonata en cuartos de tono | cello solo | 1959 | ||
| Carrillo Trujillo, Julián Antonio | Mexico | Tercera casi Sonata en cuartos de tono | cello solo | 1959 | ||
| Carrillo Trujillo, Julián Antonio | Mexico | Cuarta casi Sonata en cuartos de tono | cello solo | 1959 | ||
| Carrillo Trujillo, Julián Antonio | Mexico | Quinta casi Sonata en cuartos de tono | cello solo | 1959 | ||
| Carrillo Trujillo, Julián Antonio | Mexico | Sexta casi Sonata en cuartos de tono | cello solo | 1959 | ||
| Carrillo Trujillo, Julián Antonio | Mexico | Gran Sonata | cello solo | 1960 | ||
| Carrillo Trujillo, Julián Antonio | Mexico | Sonatina | cello solo | |||
| Carrizosa Navarro, Eduardo | Colombia | Integración II | cello solo | 1989 | ||
| Carter, Elliott | United States of America (USA) | Cello Concerto | solo cello with orchestra | 2000 | 21' |
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