Double Bass SKU: HL.48180251 Composed by Domenico Dragonetti. Leduc. Clas...(+)
Double Bass
SKU:
HL.48180251
Composed
by Domenico Dragonetti.
Leduc. Classical.
Softcover. 28 pages.
Alphonse Leduc #AL16930.
Published by Alphonse
Leduc (HL.48180251).
UPC: 888680846367.
9.75x12.5x0.088
inches.
This famous
Concerto for Double Bass
and Piano accompaniment
by Edouard Nanny is part
of the?Double Bass
Classics. It is the
famous piece No. 23 of
this collection which,
even though attributed to
Dragonetti, is commonly
acknowledge as a tribute
to him composed by
Edouard Nanny. The book
features a score and
double bass part. Written
in A major and divided in
three parts, Allegro
Moderato, Andante and
Allegro Giusto, all its
movements start with the
piano which is later
joined by the double
bass. This latter then
becomes the main element,
the piano accompaniment
being mainly chords.
Quite difficult, this
piece would fit the
skills and abilities of
advanced players, for
recitals or concerts.
Edouard Nanny (1872-1942)
was a well-known French
double bass player,
composer and
professor.
Noir Vignettes Contrebasse, Piano (duo) Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Double Bass, Piano SKU: PR.114418110 For Double Bass and...(+)
Chamber Music Double
Bass, Piano
SKU:
PR.114418110
For
Double Bass and
Piano. Composed by
Stacy Garrop. Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation. 24+16
pages. Duration 13
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41811.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114418110).
ISBN
9781491111994. UPC:
680160640423.
The
film noir genre of 1940s
cinema typically includes
a strong but flawed male
lead (often a detective),
a beautiful woman who
coerces the male into
committing murder or is a
killer herself (a
“femme
fataleâ€), and a
twisting plot line that
involves one or more
homicides. These movies
typically are shot in
black and white, with
emphasis on shadows and
light, alcohol and
cigarettes, trench coats
and fedoras. Most of the
story lines do not have
happy endings. Inspired
by this genre, NOIR
VIGNETTES consists of
four movements, each
depicting an aspect of
film noir: Murder at
Midnight, Loaded Gun,
Femme Fatale, and Last
Cigarette. String bass
parts are provided both
for standard orchestral
tuning and for solo
tuning. In the
mid-1940s, film critics
in France noticed a trend
emerging in movies from
the United States, which
they coined film noir
(which translates to
“black
filmâ€). These
movies were dark, moody,
and pessimistic,
reflecting the agitation
and anxiety present in
society following World
War II. Several
characteristics are
commonly found in many of
these movies, including a
strong but flawed male
lead (often a detective),
a beautiful woman who
either coerces the male
lead into committing
murder for her or is a
killer herself (a
“femme
fataleâ€), and a
twisting, turning plot
line that involves one or
more homicides.
Additionally, there are
several visual elements
that these movies share:
many are shot in black
and white, with great
emphasis on the use of
shadows and light;
alcohol and cigarettes
are heavily consumed by
men and women alike; and
men typically wear trench
coats and fedoras. Most
of the story lines do not
have happy endings.
Examples of film noir
include Orson
Welles’ The Lady
from Shanghai, Billy
Wilder’s Double
Indemnity, and John
Huston’s The
Maltese Falcon.NOIR
VIGNETTES for Double Bass
and Piano consists of
four movements, each
depicting a different
aspect of film noir:
Murder at Midnight,
Loaded Gun, Femme Fatale,
and Last Cigarette.This
piece was commissioned by
the University of
Illinois Research Board
on behalf of double
bassist Michael
Cameron.-Stacy
Garrop.