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.

for Double Bass and Piano-The renowned Czech bass player composer and conductor Franti?ek Hertl (1906 1973) led the Double Bass section of the Czech Philharmonic during the Václav Talich era and later taught at the Conservatory and the Academy of Musical Arts in Prague. An outstanding virtuoso he had a consummate mastery of his instrument?s expressive potential and sound qualities. He also wrote successful concert and teaching pieces for his instrument.Composed in 1946 Hertl?s only Sonata For Double Bass And Piano in three movements is a work of artistic and technical challenges that has maintained its place in the Double Bass repertoire to the presentday.New edition of a major repertoire piece for Double Bass.Foreword (Cz/Eng/Ger) by Hertl?s last pupil Jan Balcar

Arranger : David Heyes The Transcriptions Series series Recital Music publish a wealth of original works for double bass alongside a popular, accessible and growing range of transcriptions for bassists of all ages and abilities. Most transcriptions published by Recital Music are by David Heyes, who has a successful and proven track record when arranging for double bass. Czardas for violin and piano is Monti's only famous work, believed to have been composed in the early years of the 20th-century, and has been composed for almost every instrument, every instrumental combination, and performed by every gipsy orchestra or ensemble. The slow rhapsodic introduction quickly leads into the main theme which is full of rhythmic fire and gipsy passion. A slow section, primarily in double stops, is then repeated in high harmonics before a brief return of the fast viruosic music which leads into a reprise of the Czardas material, but now in the tonic major. A fast and energetic finale brings the piece to a rousing and successful conclusion. This exciting new arrangement by David Heyes offers musical and technical challenges in equal measure and the edition includes accompaniments for both solo and orchestral tunings. An arrangement for double bass quartet is in preparation. Italian composer, conductor and violinist, Vittorio Monti was born in Naples on 6 January 1868 and died on 20 June 1922. He studied at the Conservatorio di San Pietro a Majella with F. Pinto (violin) and Paolo Serrao (composition) and moved to Paris in 1886 where he studied violin with Camillo Sivori, Paganini's most famous pupil. For many years Monti was a member of the Lamoureux Orchestra in Paris, also conducting the orchestra on occasions, and composed ballets, operettas and instrumental music during his years in the French capital.

12 Stücke in populären Stilen-Twelve stimulating original pieces in popular styles for Double Bass and Piano or Keyboard accompaniment. Graded in order of difficulty these compositions are designed to improve solo technique and character whilst developing articulation and rythmic nuances. Part of the successful Microjazz series this book by Christopher Norton is not only fun but a valuable resource for any developing Double Bassist. ABRSM Double Bass Syllabus.

A Tear-A beautiful and poignant lament which is ideally suited to the double bass. Originally for cello this new edition returns to the cello version [Theme & Variations] adding an extended (but optional) piano introduction and demonstrates the dark and soulful colours of the solo double bass. Long flowing phrases allow the intermediate bassist to demonstrate both musical and technical accomplishment in an accessible range of the instrument. The soulful and wistful melody transcribes beautifully for double bass allowing the instrument to display its bel canto and lyrical capabilities. A three bar section towards the end of the piece is playable as written or anocatve higher giving bassists the opportunity to play high harmonics within a beautiful and evocative melody. This is an ideal study or recital work with its supportive and pulsing accompaniment and has been one of Recital Music's bestsellers since it was published. Une Larme is also available for solo double bass and string orchestra accompaniment - please contact the publishers for further details. Grade 7 - Trinity-Guildhall / ABRSM / LCM / MTB Exams (www.mtbexams.com) 

In the late 1850s when Rossini was composing only for his own private pleasure he wrote a little elegy for Double Bass and Piano that he entitled “Une Larme” (“a tear”). Its theme also servedas the basis for a larger-scale set of variations for Cello and Piano. The importance that Rossini ascribed to this short piece for Double Bass is demonstrated not least by the fact that he made a richly ornamented dedication copyof it in 1858. This hitherto little-known source is in Russia and has now been consulted for the first-ever time for a critical Urtext edition. As in Henle’s other Urtext editions for this instrument the Double Bassspecialist Tobias Glöckler has prepared a version in solo tuning and orchestral tuning and added fingerings and bowings to the solo part.

A splendid Vivaldi Sonata for Double Bass with Piano accompaniment selected as part of the ABRSM Double Bass Grade 8 examination.

The complete resource for the Grade 3 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

Contrebasse Et Piano-Composed by Eugène Bozza Prélude And Allegro can be played by Double Bass Tuba or Saxhorn with a Piano accompaniment. Written in F for the Double Bass Tuba or Saxhorn this piece has an intermediate level of difficulty. Really enjoyable for the players and audiences Prélude and Allegro would be ideal for a recital. Eugène Bozza won different prizes at the Conservatoire de Paris such as the First Prizes for the Violin conducting and composition as well as the Grand Prix de Rome. He composed several operas chamber works and ballets among others.

Christian Gouinguené's Adagio for Double Bass and Piano set for the ABRSM Double Bass Syllabus Grade 6.

Piano reduction-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. The virtuosowork was transmitted only in a copy of a part owned by the famous Double-Bass player Johannes Sperger (1750 1812) and found in his estate which raises a few questions on account of the many later additions in the solo part(especially concerning the octave transpositions). In this Urtext edition Tobias Glöckler proposes a solution to this dilemma with a musical text that is outstandingly well-prepared for the performing artist. ThePiano reduction is printed in two keys (C and D major) which allows for performances in the solo and orchestral tuning or at will. Moreover an additional part written in fingering notation has been specially designed for usewith the 'Viennese tuning' customary in Vanhal's days. It allows players to use this resonant historical tuning immediately without tedious retraining.

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

Time Pieces For Double Bass Volumes 1 and 2 contain well-crafted arrangements and original compositions presented in chronological order from the sixteenth century right up to the present day.Pieces feature on the ABRSM Double Bass syllabus at Grades 1-6 (Volume 1: Grades 1-3 Volume 2: Grades 4-6) and are an invaluable source of repertoire for study in contrasting styles from Louis Couperin to Giles Swayne and William Byrd to Gavin Bryars. The arrangements have been designed to cover the note ranges and keys of the early grades.