"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."
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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 |
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Using the Lower half of the bow: | Wagner: Die Meistersinger Chabrier: España Borodin: Symphony No. 2 Debussy: La mer Brahms: Haydn Variations |
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Using the Upper half of the bow: | Brahms: Symphony No. 2 Weber: Der Freischütz Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 |
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Bowing Effects: | Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia Rossini: Overture from Guillaume Tell Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Holst: 'Mars' from The Planets Ravel: Alborada del gracioso |
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Spiccato: | Verdi: La Traviata Schubert: Octet in F Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 Verdi: Falstaff Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream |
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Bowing Dotted Rhythms: | Brahms: Symphony No. 4 Wagner: Lohengrin Mahler: Symphony No. 2 Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Schubert: Symphony No. 9 |
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Pique / Shoe-shine bows: | Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique | |
Slurred-in upbeats: | Musorgsky: Boris Godunov Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty |
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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 |
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Amsterdam rhythm: | Schubert: Octet in F Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 |
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Reverse Bowing: | Wagner: Götterdämmerung Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 |
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Harmonics: | Ravel: La valse, Valse nobles et sentimentales, etc Dragonetti: Concerto in A Stravinsky: Agon Ravel: L'enfant et les sortilèges, L'heure Espagnole |
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Tenor and Treble clefs: | Berg: Drei Orchesterstücke, Wozzeck Ginastera: Variation XI from Variaciones Concertantes |
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Pizzicato Techniques: | Bach: Adagio from Suite No. 3 Janacek: Sinfonietta Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 Ravel: Daphne et Chloé |
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Left-hand Techniques: | Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 |