SOLO TUNING See RM722 for Orchestral Tuning The 'Dragonetti Concerto' was first published in 1925 by Alphonse Leduc in Paris as No.23 of Edouard Nanny's 'Les Classiques de la Contrebasse'. For many years no one questioned its authenticity, but as more research into Dragonetti's original works for double bass was made, concerns began to arise. Many of Dragonetti manuscripts survive in the British Library, thanks to Vincent Novello who donated them in 1849, three years after Dragonetti's death and on Novello's retirement to Italy, but there is no original manuscript for this work. As bassists began to edit and perform a wide range of Dragonetti's works it became clear that this concerto bore little resemblance to any of his other pieces. The work does, however, have many similarities to Nanny's Concerto for double bass, also to his other solo works and even studies from his Method. Eventually most people came to the conclusion that this work is not an original work by the great Venetian bassist but is by Edouard Nanny, and in the style of the late 18th-century. Having said that, this is still a charming and evocative work which has much player and audience appeal and is very easy on the ears. Many of the challenges for the soloist are technical and, almost a century after its first publication, it is still as popular as ever. Published in 1925, the first movement was performed at London's Wigmore Hall on 15 April the following year by Victor Watson (double bass) and Sidney Crooke (piano), and was described a 'Contrabass Concerto by Dragonetti-Nanny. ERRATA: Piano part: page 8 (1st movement), bar 87 - final chord of bar in right hand should be D/E/G# - a dominant 7th chord in A major Edouard Nanny was an important French double bassist and teacher, also composing and transcribing many works for double bass. He was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye on 24 March 1872 and he studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Professor Verrimst, also teaching there from 1920-1940. He performed often as a soloist, also working as an orchestral bassist with many orchestras such as the Paris Symphony Orchestra, Concerts Lamoureux and the Orchestra de l'Opera Comique, and in 1901 he founded the Henry Casadeus Society of Old Instruments, chaired by Camille Saint-Saens, and intended to revive the works from the past centuries. Nanny's Method for double bass is still in print, over 90 years since its first publication and both volumes contain a wealth of excellent technical studies and exercises which are as relevant today as they were in the 1920s. His other volumes of studies are mostly out of print and Recital Music plan to reprint some of his orginal works for double bass, transcriptions and educational music to keep alive the name of Edouard Nanny into the 21st-century. Edouard Nanny died in Paris in 1942.

Par SAINT-LEGER PASCAL. Voici le dessin d'un thème, bâti en forme d'arc sur les piliers de la main gauche du Piano (d'ou le nom de la pièce...), décliné sous trois formes rythmiques (linéaire, swinguée et cadentielle) permettant ainsi d'aborder souplement certaines difficultées techniques devant être acquises au cours des années d'un 1er cycle... - Pascal SAINT-LEGER - Formation : Musique de Chambre, Duo, Solo and Accompagnement Piano - Instrumentation : 1 Contrebasse 1 Piano - Niveau de Difficulté : 3/6 - Intermédiaire - Durée : 2 mn 50 s - Style Musical : Classique, Pédagogique - Catégorie : Composition Originale - Compositeur : Pascal SAINT-LEGER - / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Classique, Pédagogique / Répertoire / Contrebasse et Piano

Elegy Op.24 for String Bass and Piano by leading French composer Gabriel Faure was originally composed in 1883 for Cello and Orchestra. Displaying his typical use of harmony this work begins with a sad and somberopening that builds to an intense rapid section symbolising the despairs of love. This edition has been accurately edited by Homer Mensch and includes a Piano reduction of the Orchestral backing.

Par BERNAUD ALAIN. C’est en tant que fidèle accompagnateur de François Rabbath, puis écoutant jouer ensuite Richard Dubugnon que m’est venue cette envie irrépressible d’écrire pour l’instrument qui sait faire vivre les mélodies les plus graves de l’édifice sonore. Le souvenir de J.-S. Bach est aussi fréquemment présent./ Répertoire / Contrebasse et Piano

Par ADAGAS JEAN-MICHEL. Une pièce à jouer dès la septième année de contrebasse - Formation : Musique de Chambre, Duo, Solo and Accompagnement Piano - Instrumentation : 1 Contrebasse 1 Piano - Niveau de Difficulté : 4/6 - Intermédiaire/Avancé - Durée : 2 mn 35 s - Style Musical : Classique, Pédagogique - Catégorie : Composition Originale - Compositeur : Jean-Michel ADAGAS - / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Classique, Pédagogique / Répertoire / Contrebasse et Piano

Par ADAGAS JEAN-MICHEL. Une pièce à jouer dès la cinquième année de contrebasse - Formation : Musique de Chambre, Duo, Solo and Accompagnement Piano - Instrumentation : 1 Contrebasse 1 Piano - Niveau de Difficulté : 3/6 - Intermédiaire - Durée : 2 mn 30 s - Style Musical : Classique, Pédagogique - Catégorie : Composition Originale - Compositeur : Jean-Michel ADAGAS - / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Classique, Pédagogique / Répertoire / Contrebasse et Piano

Par AMELLER ANDRE. / Niveau : Assez Facile à Intermédiaire / classique / Répertoire / Contrebasse et Piano

The complete resource for the Grade 1 double bassist. Par . La série Grade By Grade (De degré par degré) tire sa substance du catalogue classique, contemporain et pédagogique riche et varié de Boosey

24 Easy Pieces From 5 Centuries Using Half To 3Rd Position. The 'Easy Concert Pieces' series presents a varied selection of easy concert pieces for double bass and piano from the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical periods through to the modern era. To facilitate choosing individual pieces for performance and auditions at music schools, competitions or examinations these pieces have been ordered according to level of musical and technical difficulty. Book 1 (ED 22551) contains pieces in half and first position. Pieces in each position and some using position changes are presented from each era. Simple techniques such as portato, staccato and legato bowing are introduced along with pizzicato, using rudimentary dynamics ranging from piano to forte, crescendo and decrescendo and simple phrasing. The pieces selected here are varied in character with memorable tunes, a few different time signatures and simple rhythms. / Niveau : Facile / Recueil / Contrebasse et Piano