Bass concertos typically require an advanced level of technique, as they often use very highregister passages, harmonics, challenging scale and arpeggio lines and difficult bowing techniques. Upton bass brescian model double bass, 2020, opus 203 this new brescian was particularly rewarding to make, its a stateoftheart fully carved version with exceptional wood figured spruce top and rippling big leaf maple back and sides cut from the same board. One reason for this was chordal playing, for which early evidence exists. Its contains everything you need to master scales on the double bass. Concertos fsharp minor and b minor grand duo concertant for violin, double bass and orchestra. Vanhal, johann baptist double bass concerto for bass and. Work title double bass concerto in eflat major alt ernative. Glockenspiel, crash cymbals, suspended cymbal, tam, bass drum harp the two lowest strings should be tuned in c and d pianocelesta solo double bass strings double basses. Three attractive and lively concertos by two exact 18thcentury contemporaries they were both born in 1739the viennese dittersdorf and the bohemian vanhal who on at least one occasion played string quartets with mozart and haydn. A cello is played while seated on a standard chair. Sergey koussevitzky is remembered as a significant conductor with a vital interest in the music of his time, but he started out as a touring doublebass virtuoso. Concerto for double bass and orchestra by serge koussevitsky. Basso continuo and sustained bass instrument doubling at. In a slow minor movement, there was a moment when the double bassist sounded a bit too loud, while the ensemble was coming to the end of a cadence on a long minor chord.
Solo techniques for unaccompanied pizzicato jazz double bass. Giovanni bottesini concerto for double bass no 2 in b. Order from your preferred classical music cd store. Double bass, piano accompaniment sheet music book by johann baptist vanhal 173918. Leon bosch double bass profile morgensterns diary service. A double bass concerto is a notated musical composition, usually in three parts or movements see concerto, for a solo double bass accompanied by an. If, in their pauses for refreshment, they went beyond gossip to shoptalk, they might have discussed writing for the string instrument not represented at their party, the double bass for which mozart wrote a brilliant obbligato part in a concert aria, haydn a concerto which is now lost, and dittersdorf and vanhal the substantial concertos.
Published by doblinger in 1958 as a famous concerto, transposed to a major for solo tuning. Strings double bass, piano accompaniment double bass and piano double bass with piano reduction. Tru32108 bottesini concerto for double bass and orchestra in b minor piano in b minor and bass in a minor for solo tuning. Concerto in d major for doublebass and orchestra 1. Solo techniques for unaccompanied pizzicato jazz double. Geoff is a professional bassist and educator who recognised how online learning was transforming the way music was being taught. Solo, bass reads a minor, piano plays in b minor br difficulty.
Concerto for double bass poem by john fuller poem hunter. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. The pdf of the piece has some errors, consult your bass teacher to get them corrected. Free sheet music johann baptist vanhal double bass. The earliest known concerto for double bass was written by joseph haydn c. Pdf johann baptist vanhaljohann baptist vanhal jan krtitel vanhal also spelled wanhal, wa. Vanhal concerto double edition in c and in d major.
Its technique is similar to its smaller cousin, with a few notable differences. A double bass is played either standing up, or seated on a high stool. Johann baptist vanhal world free sheet music pdf, midi. Rinat ibragimov, principal double bass of the london symphony orchestra together with catherine edwards, performs jan krtitel vanhals double bass concerto, originally written in es major but. German luthier michael bornhak built this incredible viennesestyled violone, which was an early form of the double bass, and took it out to the black forest to photograph it. Mozart performed vanhal s violin concerto in b flat in augsburg in 1777.
Bass bows come in two different varieties and are held with two different grip styles. Biography born in nechanice, bohemia to a czech peasant family, vanhal received his early training from a local musician. In the 1770s, vanhal met the contrabassist johannes matthias sperger and wrote a double bass concerto for him. Find johann baptist vanhal composition information on allmusic. Her major work for the instrument is, perhaps, her double bass concerto. Jan 12, 2012 principal double bass of the lso, rinat ibragimov, performs bottesinis concerto for double bass no 2 in b minor on an original 3 stringed period instrument by antonio gagliano. Since this work was first published after 1924 with the prescribed notice, it is unlikely that this work. The bass introduction is in the classical style, but as he progresses into the. Sometime between 1902 and 1905 sources vary, just before he turned his attention to conducting, he composed a concerto for his instrument possibly with the help of reyngold gliere, although this is disputed.
Giovanni bottesini concerto for double bass no 2 in b minor. Each piece is recorded with a generous supply of index marks, making practicing and rehearsing much easier than usual when working with tape. Complete with beautiful inlays, the bass takes its cues from a baroque instrument. Double bass conservatorium van amsterdam amsterdam. Principal double bass of the lso, rinat ibragimov, performs bottesinis concerto for double bass no 2 in b minor on an original 3 stringed period instrument by antonio gagliano. Leon bosch double bass, web profile, morgensterns diary service, established by julian morgenstern in 1983, is more than a simple musicians answering service. The doublebass was the bowed instrument with the largest number of possible tunings. Nicknamed fur elise because the original manuscript is inscribed fur elise for elise. Bottesini was the leading bassist of his generation and finding few compositions to display his soloistic talents, he decided to remedy matters. This week were checking out a gorgeous new instrument with roots that date back hundreds of years. The virtuoso work was transmitted only in a copy of a part owned by the famous double bass.
The english music historian charles burney visited vanhal in 1772. Fantasia and 7 variations on a marche daline vanhal, johann baptist flute concerto no. Double bass concerto in eflat major vanhal, johann baptist. Concerto for double bass no 2 in e flat major, k 172. Presumably, one can take it as read that only those who enjoy the sound of the double bass will be reading this or considering this type of disc. Following dittersdorf hn 759 and hoffmeister hn 721, johann baptist vanhal and his sole double bass concerto add a further highlight to the classical bass literature in the henle catalogue. Apr 01, 2011 rinat ibragimov, principal double bass of the london symphony orchestra together with catherine edwards, performs jan krtitel vanhals double bass concerto, originally written in es major but. Vanhal, johann baptist double bass concerto for bass. No ijv 9 key eflat major movementssections movtssecs. Home forums double bass general forums db music db please take 30 seconds to register your free account to remove most ads, post topics, make friends, earn reward points at our store, and more. Double bass solo \relative c \key a \minor \time 44 \. First movements of a classical concerto with a cadence.
Apr 26, 2012 the pdf of the piece has some errors, consult your bass teacher to get them corrected. Double basses the vivaldi problem orchestration online. The double bass section also has a strong teaching staff and a high percentage of students being. Bottesini concerto in b minor for double bass and piano. It sometimes seems a misfortune that the latter half of the eighteenth century saw three musical titans haydn, mozart, and beethoven arrive in such close proximity to one another. Double bass concerto in e minor nanny, edouard imslp. Highest pitch br is a, three octaves and a major second above the open g string. The mark morton recording is of him accompanied by a piano. An annotated catalog of works by women composers for the double. He is a drunk leaning companionablyaround a lamp post or doing upwith intermittent concentration. Access to information via websites like youtube means you can now find many freely available lessons. The double bass, also known simply as the bass or by other names, is the largest and. Buy concerto for the double bass string bass so at.
Theres one and two octave versions of 17 scales types with detailed fingerings. Double bass concerto in eflat major vanhal, johann baptist f. Theres also backing tracks in two tempos for each scale and written guidance to give you everything you need. August 20, 18 was an important classical music composer born in nechanice, bohemia to a czech family. Concertos fsharp minor and b minor grand duo concertant for violin, doublebass and orchestra.
Slow movement for double bass rest and restless, 2014, pdf. Double bass has pioneered online double bass education. The lucio buccarella recording is of him accompanied by an orchestra. The contrabassoon, also known as the double bassoon, is a larger version of the bassoon, sounding an octave lower. Meet the korean alldouble bass symphony orchestra performing schuberts march militaire recorded live at the seoul korea arts center on october 3rd, 2011 with conductor michinori bunya. Rinat ibragimov, principal double bass of the london symphony orchestra together with catherine edwards, performs jan krtitel vanhals.
Print and download in pdf or midi double bass concerto i. Concerto for double bass and orchestra by serge koussevitsky quantity. Digital booklet pdf double bass concerto in d major. This 74 minute cd contains the complete tape parts to nebula, reflections, the death of desdemona both orchestra and solo tuning versions and the story of herman. Acoustical studies on the adjustable double bass bridge height adjusters. Do more with 1 octave double bass scales discover double. Concerto for double bass and orchestra alt ernative. Vibraphone bow, soft and normal mallets, motor, crash cymbals, tam ii. The result was that the minor third was completely wiped out by the major third partial from the bass overtones see the sample below the note marked red will sound as a. Solo, bass reads a minor, piano plays in b minor difficulty. While the double bass or its bass viol ancestor was not originally conceived as a predominantly soloistic or melodic instrument, due to its low range, there is a history of solo literature for bass which began in the classical period. Double bass concerto in d major vanhal from cda67179. The double bass was the bowed instrument with the largest number of possible tunings. To make it easier to finger the chords the strings were retuned scordatura so that they corresponded to the tonic triad desired.
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