Repertoire

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.

Composer	Country	Title	Instrumentation	Year	Duration	Edition
Villa, Francesca	Italy	Tre Haiku – Variazioni Su Una Serie Dodecafonica	unaccompanied	2014	5''	find score
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Elegia	cello (or violin) and piano	1916	3'
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Sonata No. 2 Op. 66	cello and piano	1916	29'
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	O canto do cisne negro from ballet Naufrágio de Klêonicos	cello and piano	1917	1'56"
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Choros No. 2	cello and violin	1928	10'
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1	8 cellos	1930	18'
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2	cello and piano	1930
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	O canto da nossa terra de las Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2	cello and piano	1930	5'20"
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	O canto do Capadoccio from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2	cello and piano	1930	3'
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	O trenzinho do Caipira from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2	cello and piano	1930	3'05"
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Preludio y Fuga No. 8 by J.S. Bach	cello and piano	1930	4'14"
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Preludio y Fuga No. 10 by J.S. Bach	cello and piano	1930
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Preludio y Fuga No. 14 by J.S. Bach	cello and piano	1930
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Preludio y Fuga No. 22 by J.S. Bach	cello and piano	1930	3'36"
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Nocturno No. 2 Op. 9 by F. Chopin	cello and piano	1931
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5	cello choir and soprano	1938-1945	10'52"
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Fuga en do menor (arreglo de la Fuga No. 8 del Libro I de	cello choir	1941
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Fuga en re mayor (arreglo de la Fuga No. 5 del Libro I de	cello choir	1941
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Fuga en si bemol mayor (arreglo de la Fuga No. 1 del Libro I de	cello choir	1941
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Fuga en si bemol mayor (arreglo de la Fuga No. 21 del Libro I de	cello choir	1941
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Preludio en re menor (arreglo del Preludio No. 8 del Libro I de	cello choir	1941
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Preludio en re menor (arreglo del Preludio No. 14 del Libro II de	cello choir	1941
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Preludio en sol menor (arreglo del Preludio No. 22 del Libro I de	cello choir	1941
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Fantasía	cello and orchestra	1945	20'16"
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Fantasía	cello and piano	1945	18'
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Divagacão	cello, piano and tom-tom (optional)	1946	3'
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Assobio a Jato	cello and flute	1950	1'
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Concierto No. 2	cello and orchestra	1953	24'
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Fantasia	thirty-two cello ensemble	1958	22'
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Improviso	cello (or violin) and piano
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Pequena Sonata	cello and piano		12'
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Preludio No. 8, bwv 853,de J.S. Bach	cello and piano
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Preludio No. 14, bwv 883,de J.S. Bach	cello and piano
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Cello Concerto, No. 1	solo cello with orchestra	1915	21'
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Brazil	Cello Concerto, No. 2	solo cello with orchestra	1953	24'
Villalpando, Alberto	Bolivia	Sonatita de piel morena	cello and piano		8'26"
Villani-Côrtes, Edmundo	Brazil	Concierto	cello and chamber orchestra	1996	12'
Villani-Côrtes, Edmundo	Brazil	Cinco Miniaturas brasileiras	cello and piano	1978
Villani-Côrtes, Edmundo	Brazil	Cinco Miniaturas brasileiras	4 cellos	1978	12'30"
Villani-Côrtes, Edmundo	Brazil	Luz	cello and piano	1995
Villani-Côrtes, Edmundo	Brazil	Luz	4 cellos	2012
Villani-Côrtes, Edmundo	Brazil	Divertimento 96	2 cellos	1996
Villani-Côrtes, Edmundo	Brazil	A sombra da mangabeira	cello solo	2003
Villani-Côrtes, Edmundo	Brazil	7ª folha do diário de um Saci	2 cellos		3'
Villani-Côrtes, Edmundo	Brazil	Vocalize	cello and piano	1978
Villani-Côrtes, Edmundo	Brazil	Ponteio	cello solo	2012
Villani-Côrtes, Edmundo	Brazil	Prelúdio e Fuga	4 cellos	1983	4'
Villani-Côrtes, Edmundo	Brazil	Valsinha de Roda	cello ensemble and soprano
Villani-Côrtes, Edmundo	Brazil	Contemplativo	cello and piano			find score
Villani-Côrtes, Edmundo	Brazil	7ª folha do diário de um Saci	cello and double bass	2003