PARTITIONS GRATUITES : CONTREBASSE
20EME SIECLE
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For Double Bass. Includes a high-quality printed music score and a compact disc containing a complete performance with soloist; then a second version with the accompaniment, minus you, the soloist. Published by Music Minus One.

[W dawnym stylu - Utwory na kontrabas (wioleonczele) i fortepiano]. Composed by Ryszard Kusek. PWM. Softcover. 56 pages. Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne #11691010. Published by Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne

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.

Composed by Marten Jansson (1965-). In a folder. Set of parts. 11/11/11/11/8 pages pages. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA7420-22).

Arranged by Lloyd Conley. Bass solo songbook (no accompaniment) for string bass. With standard bass notation. Series: Hal Leonard Essential Elements String Method. 23 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

By Franz Simandl. For String Bass. String - Bass Studies. Masterwork. 36 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing

For Double Bass. By Gyorgy Kurtag. EMB. 20 pages. Published by Editio Musica Budapest.

Double Bass

SKU: ST.YBB1620

Composed by Ernst Bechert. String music. Yorke Edition #YBB1620. Published by Yorke Edition (ST.YBB1620).