32 Quartets That Can Be Played by Any Combination of String Instruments. Compose...(+)
32 Quartets That Can Be
Played by Any Combination
of String Instruments.
Composed by Bernard De La
Monnoye, Christopf Von
Gluck, etc., J. Spilman,
Spiritual American, Willy
Geisler, Stephen Foster
(1826-1864), Edvard Grieg
(1843-1907), Engelbert
Humperdinck (1854-1921),
French carol,
Traditional, English Folk
Song, American Folk Hymn,
Henry Carey, and
Catalonian Carol.
Arranged by Doris Gazda.
SWS. Back To School.
Book. With Standard
notation. Carl Fischer
Music #BF72. Published by
Carl Fischer Music
By Scott Joplin (1868-1917). Edited by Jacques Vanherenthals. For double bass qu...(+)
By Scott Joplin
(1868-1917). Edited by
Jacques Vanherenthals.
For double bass quartet.
Chamber music (3-9
instruments). Score and
set of 4 parts. Published
by Noten Roehr
Lauber's
193 catalogued works are
many and varied. He wrote
for all instruments and
in every genre except
oratorio and opera. Among
his output areseveral
works for double bass,
most written for Prof.
Hans Fryba, a personal
friend with whom he
worked as a double bass
and piano recital duo.
Fryba was one of the
leading players in Europe
in his day and was
principal of the Berlin
Philharmonic Orchestra.
First was Theme and
Variations (1936-7) and a
Rhapsodie with orchestra
(1937). Three Walzes
followed in 1939, a
Gavotte and Gigue, a
Sonata and then in 1943
Fantasie de Concert,
written for the Geneva
Competition. Four
Caprices appeared in
1942, the same date as
the Quartet for double
basses which was
dedicated to Fryba and
written for the Berlin
Philharmonic Double Bass
Quartet, one of the first
ever such ensembles to
exist.
The
Quartet for double basses
was revived by Klaus
Stoll in the 1970s for
the Philharmonic Double
Bass Quartet at that time
to play. It was
subsequently published in
1975 by Yorke Edition by
kind permission of the
composer's son Edmund
Lauber.
Double Bass Quartet - Grade 8 SKU: BT.YE0075 Arranged by Robert Rohe. Cla...(+)
Double Bass Quartet -
Grade 8
SKU:
BT.YE0075
Arranged by
Robert Rohe. Classical.
Set (Score and Parts).
Yorke Edition #YE0075.
Published by Yorke
Edition (BT.YE0075).
Four Double
Basses. Eight well-known
Christmas carols in a new
guise. Score and
parts.
The
Programme of Christmas
Carols was first
performed in New Orleans
in 1976. In its original
version, the players were
required to wear
Dickensian costume and a
seasonal narrative
preceded each of the
carol arrangements. The
texts appear
below.
Duration
without text: c.20
minutes Duration with
text: c.45
minutes
Introduc
tion by Robert
Rohe
The
introductory text,
assembled with the kind
assistance of Father
Peacock of Loyola
University of New
Orleans, was designed for
use where the receptivity
of the audience warrants.
So little is known about
thebeloved Christmas
carols, it is fitting
that a brief sketch of
the carols' past be used
to enhance the familiar
music.
If
desired, the introductory
text may be omitted at
the discretion of the
performers.
The
brief text preceding each
carol should be used to
acquaint the audience
with what to expect, from
a quartet that will be
playing the unexpected.
The text also will pace
the program and will
extend performance time
to around 45
minutes.
In
performance, the bass
viol quartet of New
Orleans wore peaked caps,
and turtle necked
sweaters to simulate the
street performers of
Dickens' time. The choice
of four string basses for
this program was to bring
the closest relatives of
the true viol into
play.
History
and development of the
Christmas
Carol
The
celebration of the birth
of Jesus Christ has been
observed for nearly 2,000
years, through the ritual
of the Christian Church,
with part of that ritual
being devoted to
celebration in song. In
those early days, church
music was sung only, no
musical instruments
taking part in the
service.
The
type of song used by the
church had the name
'plain-song'. It was a
single line of melody,
plain and unadorned, sung
by one or more voices. By
the year 1660 A.D., it
had developed a second
name, 'The Gregorian
Chant', after Pope
Gregory, who encouraged
the use.
Double Bass Quartet - Grade 3-5 SKU: BT.YE0063 Composed by Wilhelm Fitzen...(+)
Double Bass Quartet -
Grade 3-5
SKU:
BT.YE0063
Composed by
Wilhelm Fitzenhagen. Set
(Score and Parts). Yorke
Edition #YE0063.
Published by Yorke
Edition (BT.YE0063).
Four Double
Basses. 'A marvellous
piece for inculcating
good intonation in the
young'. The Strad. A
short lyrical quartet of
medium diffilty showing
the cantabile of the
instrument to good
advantage. Everyone has
something to do, but the
first part is more
challenging.
