[Double Bass Solo]
  Monday, September 6, 2010

    

Here are some examples from my books, reviews and other accompaniments.
14/03/2005 A sample page from Double Bass Solo 1. View
14/03/2005 A sample page from Double Bass Solo 2. View
29/02/2008 A sample page from Double Bass Solo Techniques. View
15/04/2005 A sample page from Accompaniments book. View
15/04/2005 Accompaniment to Harmonious Blacksmith, no.20 from Double Bass Solo 1. View
27/07/2006 Oxford University Press: USA advert View
17/03/2008 OUP: Techniques advert View
17/03/2008 Book 1 Review by Hans Sturm, International Society of Bassists, 2004 View
17/03/2008 Book 2 Review by Hans Sturm, International Society of Bassists, 2004 View
30/04/2009 Double Bass Solo Techniques, All the latest reviews for this new book, 2009 View
17/03/2008 Review by John Summerfield, Music Teacher magazine, May 2004 View
17/03/2008 Miscellaneous Reviews View
This section has some cartoons, etc.
29/05/2005 A (Spoof) report now says that the Mozart effect is a fraud...what if? View
06/09/2007 A (Spoof) "O & M" Concert Evaluation report View
28/01/2010 Big instrument poses a traffic problem - report View
16/03/2005 Cartoon featuring a Bass and the three helpers! View
15/08/2005 Cartoon featuring Signor Bottesini View
18/02/2006 Cartoon featuring a Bass and two accident-prone helpers! View
11/10/2006 Cartoon and a poem! (with acknowledgements) View
27/09/2007 Orchestra Cartoon (with acknowledgements) View
03/02/2008 Bass Cartoon (with acknowledgements) View
17/03/2008 Yankee Doodle (with acknowledgements) View
21/01/2007 Cartoon of Ken Burston (with acknowledgements) View
08/08/2007 A lithograph of Bottesini at the Musical Union c.1851 View
02/08/2008 Dragonetti picture View
02/08/2008 An 80 year old Dragonetti pictured with Lindley c.1843 View
This section has some other items of interest about the double bass.
13/05/2007 Joseph Panormo - Part 1 - a page about the maker of this bass View
13/05/2007 Joseph Panormo - Part 2 - a page about Kenneth Burston - previous owner of this bass View
15/08/2005 The Bottesini Testore - a page in words and pictures about the player and it's maker View
15/03/2006 Another Bass by Carlo Antonio Testore View
25/09/2005 Double Bass Bows - notes on some important bow makers View
14/12/2006 The 1611 Amati double bass - and notes on the player Sergei Koussevitzky View
12/01/2006 Domenico Dragonetti - notes on the player at the Philharmonic Society, London View
08/10/2008 Death of Dragonetti The Times report, 1846 (with acknowledgements) View