Double Bass Solo Techniques

• Double Bass Solo Techniques

• “Hartley has put together an excellent collection of music from the orchestral literature for the double bass.” (Strad)
• A technique book and orchestral excerpts.
• A brand new book published March 2008.  Grades 6-8
• Edited by Keith Hartley (32 pages | 311x232mm)
• Oxford University Press (ISBN: 9780193359116)
•  In Stock: 18% discount direct from the Author

"Double Bass Solo Techniques combines the dual function of a technique book and a collection of orchestral excerpts. The techniques are introduced in a logical order, and each is preceded by a short explanatory note, providing technical advice and tips on performance. The repertoire has been carefully selected to showcase the technique in its real musical context, and the pieces cover all major styles and genres. Ideal as preparation for auditions and exams."
See also contents from Double Bass Solo Book 2  here

Contents, and Useful Terms Pages 3-4 Slurred bowing: Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro Schubert: Symphony No. 8 Verdi: Aida Mozart: Symphony No. 41 'Jupiter' Handel: 'Rejoice Greatly' Mozart: Symphony No. 39 Ravel: Concerto pour la main gauche Pages 5-7 Using the Lower half of the bow: Wagner: Die Meistersinger Chabrier: España Borodin: Symphony No. 2 Debussy: La mer Brahms: Haydn Variations Pages 8-9 Using the Upper half of the bow: Brahms: Symphony No. 2 Weber: Der Freischütz Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 Page 10 Bowing Effects: Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia Rossini: Overture from Guillaume Tell Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Holst: 'Mars' from The Planets Ravel: Alborada del gracioso Page 11 Spiccato: Verdi: La Traviata Schubert: Octet in F Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 Verdi: Falstaff Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream Page 12-13 Bowing Dotted Rhythms: Brahms: Symphony No. 4 Wagner: Lohengrin Mahler: Symphony No. 2 Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Schubert: Symphony No. 9 Page 14-16 Pique / Shoe-shine bows: Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Page 16 Slurred-in upbeats: Musorgsky: Boris Godunov Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Page 17 Bowing patterns: Mozart: Symphony No. 35 'Haffner' Mozart: Don Giovanni Rossini; Il Barbiere di Siviglia Mozart: Symphony No. 40 Haydn: Symphony No. 88 Verdi: La forza del destino Mozart: Symphony No. 39 Mozart: Symphony No. 41 'Jupiter' Dvorak: Serenade for strings Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.2 Britten: The Young Person's Guide Puccini: Madama Butterfly Mozart: Die Zauberflöte Pages 18-23 Amsterdam rhythm: Schubert: Octet in F Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 Page 24 Reverse Bowing: Wagner: Götterdämmerung Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 Page 25 Harmonics: Ravel: La valse, Valse nobles et sentimentales, Ma m'ere l'oye, Le tombeau de Couperin Dragonetti: Concerto in A Stravinsky: Agon Ravel: L'enfant et les sortilèges, L'heure Espagnole Pages 26-28 Tenor and Treble clefs: Berg: Drei Orchesterstücke, Wozzeck, Janacek: Katya Kabanova Ginastera: Variation XI from Variaciones Concertantes Page 29 Pizzicato Techniques: Bach: Adagio from Suite No. 3 Janacek: Sinfonietta Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 Ravel: Daphne et Chloé Pages 30-31 Left-hand Techniques: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 Pages 32