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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| León, Tania | Cuba | Four Pieces for Cello Solo | unaccompanied | 1983 | 12'' | find score |
| León, Tania | Cuba | Sonata | cello solo | 1981 | ||
| León, Tania | Cuba | Sonata | cello and piano | 1981 | ||
| León, Tania | Cuba | Or like a… | cello, bariton and percussion | 1994 | 15' | |
| León, Tania | Cuba | Cuatro piezas (Four pieces) | cello solo | 1983-1996 | 12' | |
| LiPuma, Nelly | Austria | Cigarillos | cello and piano | 2009 | 4'' | find score |
| LiPuma, Nelly | Austria | Fantasia Moderna | viola and cello | 2009 | 6'' | find score |
| LiPuma, Nelly | Austria | A Broken Foot | cello and piano | 2013 | 6'' | find score |
| Liderman, Jorge | Argentina | Introduccion Y Tango | cello solo | 1999 | 11' | |
| Liderman, Jorge | Argentina | Interludio | cello, percussion and piano | 2000 | 5' | |
| Liebmann, Helene | Germany | Grande Sonate pour Pianoforte et Violoncelle, Op. 11 | cello and piano | ca. 1815 | 20'' | find score |
| Lifchitz, Mario | Mexico | Transformations n.1 | cello solo | 1979 | 7' | |
| Lifchitz, Mario | Mexico | Rhythmic soundscape n. 3 | cello and percussion | 1983 | 6' | |
| Lifchitz, Mario | Mexico | Voces nocturnas | cello and orchestra | 1993 | 38' | |
| Lifchitz, Max | Mexico | Duo | cello and violin | 1966 | 15' | |
| Lifchitz, Max | Mexico | Yellow ribbons no. 46 | cello and piano | 2009 | 7' | |
| Ligeti, György | Hungary | Cello Concerto | solo cello with orchestra | 1966 | 18' | |
| Ligeti, György | Hungary | Sonata for Solo Cello | solo cello | 1948 - 1953. | 8' | |
| Ligon, Bert | Duet for Cello and Piano (2011) | Cello and Piano | 2011 | 8'9'' | ||
| Liszt, Franz | Sonata in B minor for Violoncello solo | Solo Cello | 2014 | 35' | find score | |
| Livón, Roberto | Argentina | One hundred daily exercises | cello solo | |||
| Livón, Roberto | Argentina | Ejercicios | cello solo | |||
| Lobato, Domingo | Mexico | Sonata | cello and piano | 1973 | 10' | |
| Lobo de Mesquita, José Joaquim Emérico | Brazil | Quatro Tractos para Sabbado da Semana Santa | cello, mix chorus with organ accompaniment | 1783 | ||
| Locatelli, Pietro | Italy | Sonata in D Major, Op. 6, No. 6 | cello with piano accompaniment? | 1737 | 15' | |
| Lockhart, Beatriz | Uruguay | Concertino triple | cello, 2 violins and orchestra | 1966 | ||
| Lockhart, Beatriz | Uruguay | El emigrante de Homenaje a Ástor Piazzolla | cello and piano | 1994 | ||
| Lockhart, Beatriz | Uruguay | Pieza Montevideana Nº3 | cello and orchestra | 2004 | 9' | |
| Loggins-Hull, Allison | United States of America (USA) | Stolen for Solo ‘Cello | unaccompanied | 2016 | 6' | find score |
| Loggins-Hull, Allison | Stolen | for Solo Cello | 2016 | 6' | find score | |
| Lomax II, Mark | United States of America (USA) | Four Women for Cello Quartet | cello ensemble | find score | ||
| Lopszyc, Eva Irene | Argentina | Simihunqui | cello and piano | 2001 | ||
| Lopszyc, Eva Irene | Argentina | ADAN “a Leo Viola” | cello solo | 2003 | ||
| Lorenz Abreu, Ricardo | Venezuela | Cecilia en Azul y Verde | cello and piano | 1998 | 12'45" | |
| Lorenz Abreu, Ricardo | Venezuela | Rochela | 9 cellos | 2003 | 6' | |
| Lorenz Abreu, Ricardo | Venezuela | Fronteras Abiertas | cello solo | 2006 | 8' | |
| Louie, Alexina | Canada | Bringing the Tiger Down from the Mountain II | cello and piano | 1991 | 5'' | find score |
| Louie, Alexina | Canada | Pond Mirrors Bright Sky / Wild Horse Running | cello and piano | 2013 | '' | find score |
| Lucas, Marcos | Brazil | Sortilégios | cello and strings | 2012 | 16' | |
| Lucas, Marcos | Brazil | Escrito sobre pedra, escrito sobre água | cello and piano | |||
| Lucca, Silvia de | Brazil | Vertigo | cello and violin | 1985 | 5' | |
| Luckett, Neil | Cello Sonata | Cello and Piano | 2016 | 30' | ||
| Luedeke, Raymond | If You Forget Me… | Cello and Piano | 2008 | 22' | find score | |
| Luedeke, Raymond | Fancies and Interludes V | Cello and organ | 2014 | 24' | find score | |
| Luna, Armando | Mexico | Divertimento | cello and violin | 1986 | ||
| Luna, Armando | Mexico | Concierto | cello and orchestra | 1990 | 8' | |
| Luna, Armando | Mexico | Tres danzas | cello solo | 1990 | 12' | |
| Luna, Margarita | Dominican Republic | Cambiantes | cello and small orchestra | 1967 | 6' | |
| Lutosławski, Witold | Poland | Concerto for Cello and Orchestra | solo cello with orchestra | 1970 | 24' | |
| Lutosławski, Witold | Poland | “Grave” for Cello and Piano | cello and piano | 1981 | 6' |
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