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Miranda Wilson

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Wellington, New Zealand

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May 2014

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Miranda Wilson is a New Zealand-American cellist who has performed as a soloist and chamber musician on six continents. Author of the acclaimed books "Notes for Cellists: A Guide to the Repertoire," "Teaching Violin, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass: Historical and Modern Pedagogical Practices" (with Dijana Ihas and Gaelen McCormick), "The Well-Tempered Cello: Life with Bach's Cello Suites," and "Cello Practice, Cello Performance," her writing creates connections between performance, pedagogy, and music history for cellists worldwide. As Professor of Cello at the University of Idaho, Artistic Director of the Idaho Bach Festival, and a longtime contributor to Strings magazine, she combines her international performing career with her love of wr ...more

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	The Well-Tempered Cello: Life With Bach's Cello Suites 4.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cello Practice, Cello Performance 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Teaching Violin, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass: Historical and Modern Pedagogical Practices by Dijana Ihas, Miranda Wilson (Goodreads Author), Gaelen McCormick 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Notes for Cellists: A Guide to the Repertoire (Notes for Performers) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Books About Music in Books

Sometimes, if you're looking carefully, you notice references to music in books that aren't specifically about music. For example, consider the role of playing the piano and singing as part of a woman's social accomplishments in nineteenth-century novels. To do so well is part of a woman's sense of accomplishment...although to do it badly could be social death!

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"Under the Goddess of the Sky" is a beautiful, wise meditation on cello, music, and life, and one of the very best memoirs ever written by a cellist. Every cellist, professional or amateur, student or teacher, should read it. Plus, it would be a grea ...more
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