Edited by Carter Enyeart. From the preface by the editor for this edition: "These fifteen studies were composed by the cellist and composer David Popper for the use of beginning cello students, and were published in 1908. He had already composed and published his famous 40 Studies, titled High School of Cello Playing and the Preparatory Studies, which serve as preparation for the High School volume. Perhaps Popper realized, late in his life, that he had not written etudes for the relative beginner and set out to do so with these tuneful etudes, which are like little pieces, all playable in first position. It is true that in these studies, Popper challenges the student cellist with some large moves across the strings, some chromaticism, and a variety of tempos and styles, but always in a way that educates rather than frustrates. Therefore, they are valuable teaching tools from both a technical and musical standpoint. Popper composed the accompaniments for the first ten studies, and I am pleased to offer my version of what he might have written had he finished them all.'