| The Real Book - Volume IV Bass Clef Instruments Hal Leonard
(Bass Clef Edition). By Various. By Various. For Bass Clef Instruments. Fake Boo...(+)
(Bass Clef Edition). By
Various. By Various. For
Bass Clef Instruments.
Fake Book. Softcover. 464
pages. Published by Hal
Leonard
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| Grounds For Solo Double Bass Contre Basse Boosey and Hawkes
Double Bass SKU: BT.YE0007 Yorke Edition. Composed by F. Baines. B...(+)
Double Bass SKU:
BT.YE0007 Yorke
Edition. Composed by
F. Baines. Book Only.
Yorke Edition #YE0007.
Published by Yorke
Edition (BT.YE0007).
Born in Oxford
in 1917, Francis Baines
was a well-known and much
respected professional
double bass player. He
studied at the Royal
College of Music in
London with Claude
Hobday, where he later
taught. Something of an
eccentric,he immersed
himself in early music at
a time when few people
were taking it seriously.
He owned a beautiful
Amati bass that he had
restored as a violone,
which it probably was
originally, and he was a
regular fixture as
aprincipal player in a
number of orchestras and
ensembles that dedicated
themselves to period
performing, including
those directed by Denys
Darlow, with whom he
broadcast and recorded
frequently.
Besi
des playing
thedoublebass, Francis
Baines was an exponent of
the treble viol and led
the Jaye Consort of Viols
which he founded. He also
played several kinds of
bagpipe and the
hurdy-gurdy. As a
composer he dabbled in
many styles, one of
hisgreatest claims to
fame being that of
writing for the popular
Hoffnung concerts in the
1960s.
He was
the author of a number of
papers about the history
of the double bass,
sometimes arriving at
scholarly conclusionsthat
were colourful, if not
always entirely accurate.
He discovered the
Giovannino del Violone
sonatas, subsequently
published by Yorke
Edition, although today
it is thought that they
were probably not written
for a 16' pitchinstrument
at all. His edition of
the Capuzzi double bass
concerto, published by
Boosey & Hawkes, was for
many years one of the few
solo works available for
the instrument. This,
however, he largely
re-composed because
hethought it could be
improved: towards the end
of his life he confessed
that with hindsight he
probably should have
treated it
differently.
Gro
unds was written in 1969
as a sort of party piece
and was given to
YorkeEdition in support
of a drive to enlarge the
repertoire for the
instrument in a wide
variety of styles. It was
set on the syllabus of
the Associated Board of
the Royal Schools of
Music for many
years.
Francis
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| Christmas Carols 4 Contrebasses [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Yorke Edition
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
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| Together on Strings Contre Basse Breitkopf & Härtel
Double bass solo SKU: BR.EB-8986 23 Song Settings for Young String Pla...(+)
Double bass solo SKU:
BR.EB-8986 23 Song
Settings for Young String
Players. Composed by
Esther Klein and Michael
Dartsch. Solo
instruments. Edition
Breitkopf. Music
pedagogy. Sheet Music.
Breitkopf and Haertel #EB
8986. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.EB-8986). ISBN
9790004187159. 0 x 0
inches.
German. Songs are
part of the childhood.
This collection aims to
offer a variety of songs
for string ensembles,
such as young string
orchestras or string
classes. Included are
older and newer songs,
songs of various origins,
and songs for different
occasions and with themes
ranging from animals to
seasons and times of day
to tongue-in-cheek scary
subjects.Taking up the
motif of diversity in
their own way, the
six-part arrangements are
not confined to the usual
cadence harmonies and
accompaniment forms,
There is something
special to discover in
each of the songs. Small
vignettes with lyrics to
them are found in the
parts, and can be taken
up in rehearsals and
lessons.The songs begin
with fingering positions
and bowing techniques
that are usually learned
at the beginning of
lessons, then gradually
increase in difficulty,
though the booklet as a
whole is set at the
elementary level.
Suggestions for
improvisation and pieces
for practicing certain
requirements round out
the booklet. Special
emphasis is placed on
playing together - true
to the title: Together on
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