Bernhard Romberg

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Compositions for: Cello

#Arrangements for: Cello

#Parts for: Cello

3 Cello Sonatas, Op.43 Violoncell Schule 6 Morceaux élégants Allegretto, quasi Andante Theme and Variations, Op.50 Divertimento on Swedish Themes, Op.42 Theme with Variations and Rondo, Op.61 Divertimento on Westphalian National Themes, Op.65 Flute Quintet in G major Nationallieder, Opp.42, 46, 65 Fantaisie sur des airs norvégiens, Op.58 2 Airs Russes, Op.14 3 Cello Duos, Op.33 3 Cello Duos, Op.9 3 Duos for Violin and Cello, Op.2 3 Duos for Violin and Cello, Op.3 3 Grand Sonatas, Op.5 3 Grand Sonatas, Op.6 3 String Quartets, Op.1 3 String Quartets, Op.25 3 Themes of Mozart for Violin and Cello 3 Trios d'une difficulté progressive, Op.38 Airs Russes, Op.52 Andante and Polacca, Op.29 Andante et rondo, Op.66 Capriccio sur des Airs et Danses polonaises, Op.47 Capriccio über schwedische Volkslieder, Op.28 Caprice, Op.45 Cello Concertino in D minor, Op.51 Cello Concertino in G minor, Op.57 Cello Concerto No.1, Op.2 Cello Concerto No.10, Op.75 Cello Concerto No.2, Op.3 Cello Concerto No.3, Op.6 Cello Concerto No.4, Op.7 Cello Concerto No.5, Op.30 Cello Concerto No.6, Op.31 Cello Concerto No.7, Op.44 Cello Concerto No.8, Op.48 Cello Concerto No.9, Op.56 Concertino for 2 Cellos, Op.72 Concertino Suisse, Op.78 Divertimento on a Finnish Theme, Op.27 Divertimento on Austrian Folksongs, Op.46 Divertimento on Russian Airs Erinnerungen an Wien, Op.49 Grand Trio for Cello, Violin and Viola, Op.8 Introduction et Polonaise, Op.76 Introduzione e rondo alla mazurka, Op.67 Le Bal masqué, Op.55 Le Rêve Le Rêve, Op.Posth.Potpourri, Op.4 Rondeau Espagnol, Op.13 Rondo capriccioso, Op.69 Souvenir de Saint-Petersbourg, Op.77 Souvenir de Vienne String Quartet No.10, Op.59 String Quartet No.11, Op.60 String Quartet No.4, Op.12 String Quartet No.7, Op.25 No.3 String Quartet No.8, Op.37 String Quartet No.9, Op.39 Variations and Rondo, Op.18 Variations sur deux airs russes, Op.20 Élégie sur la mort d'un objet chéri, Op.35

Arrangements for: Cello

3 Cello Sonatas, Op.43 2 Airs Russes, Op.14 3 Cello Duos, Op.33 3 Trios d'une difficulté progressive, Op.38 Andante and Polacca, Op.29 Capriccio sur des Airs et Danses polonaises, Op.47 Capriccio über schwedische Volkslieder, Op.28 Cello Concertino in D minor, Op.51 Cello Concertino in G minor, Op.57 Cello Concerto No.1, Op.2 Cello Concerto No.10, Op.75 Cello Concerto No.3, Op.6 Cello Concerto No.4, Op.7 Cello Concerto No.5, Op.30 Cello Concerto No.6, Op.31 Cello Concerto No.7, Op.44 Cello Concerto No.8, Op.48 Cello Concerto No.9, Op.56 Divertimento on Austrian Folksongs, Op.46 Introduction et Polonaise, Op.76 Le Rêve Le Rêve, Op.Posth.Potpourri, Op.4 Rondo capriccioso, Op.69 Souvenir de Saint-Petersbourg, Op.77 Souvenir de Vienne Élégie sur la mort d'un objet chéri, Op.35

Parts for: Cello

3 Cello Duos, Op.33 3 Cello Duos, Op.9 3 Duos for Violin and Cello, Op.3 3 Grand Sonatas, Op.6 3 String Quartets, Op.1 3 String Quartets, Op.25 3 Themes of Mozart for Violin and Cello Andante et rondo, Op.66 Capriccio sur des Airs et Danses polonaises, Op.47 Cello Concerto No.10, Op.75 Cello Concerto No.2, Op.3 Cello Concerto No.9, Op.56 Concertino for 2 Cellos, Op.72 Flute Concerto, Op.17 Grand Trio for Cello, Violin and Viola, Op.8 String Quartet No.11, Op.60 String Quartet No.4, Op.12 String Quartet No.7, Op.25 No.3 String Quartet No.8, Op.37 String Quartet No.9, Op.39

Bernhard Heinrich Romberg (November 13, 1767 – August 13, 1841) was a German cellist and composer.

Romberg was born in Dinklage. His father, Anton Romberg, played the bassoon and cello and gave Bernhard his first cello lessons. He first performed in public at the age of seven. In addition to touring Europe with his cousin Andreas Romberg, Bernhard Romberg also joined the Münster Court Orchestra.

Together with his cousin, he later joined the court orchestra of the Prince Elector Archbishop of Cologne in Bonn (conducted by the Kapellmeister Andrea Luchesi) in 1790, where they met the young Beethoven. Beethoven admired and respected Bernhard Romberg as a musician.

Romberg made several innovations in cello design and performance. He lengthened the cello's fingerboard and flattened the side under the C string, thus giving it more freedom to vibrate. He also invented what is known as the Romberg bevel, a flat section beneath the E string of the double bass that allowed the larger string to vibrate more freely. He suggested that half-size and 3/4 size cellos should be designed to make it easier for young children to play the instrument. Romberg is responsible for simplifying cello notation to only three clefs, the bass clef, the tenor clef and the treble clef. Until his time, it was common to use many clefs for multiple uses - the 18th century cellist-composer Luigi Boccherini used as many as six clefs in his compositions. Romberg is thought to be among the first cellists to perform from memory, which was a skill praised highly in his day. He died in Hamburg.

It has been suggested that Romberg's cello sonata in E minor was a strong influence on the first cello sonata in E minor by Johannes Brahms.