All double bass articles – Page 5
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Premium ❘ FeatureNorthern double bass makers: Northern lights
The 19th century witnessed a thriving double bass making scene in the Manchester area of England. This northern school, which had its own distinct style points, flourished for a longer time than its southern counterpart, as Thomas Martin, Martin Lawrence and George Martin explain
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ReviewBook review: The Double Bass-Voice: A How-To Guide
The Double Bass-Voice: A How-To Guide The Double Bass-Voice: A How-To Guide Cody Takács 58PP ISBN 9781717231901 www.codytakacs.com $20 We are all told that we should be singing what we are playing while we are playing, but how many of us can sing another part, ...
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FocusPostcard from South Africa - ‘What It Takes: Double Bass’
Young South African double bass players took part in a new dedicated course for their instrument at the end of last year – with promising results, writes faculty member Leon Bosch
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VideoJames Oesi plays the Bourrées from Bach's Cello Suite no.4
In this video South African double bassist James Oesi plays the two Bourrées from Bach’s Cello Suite no.4. The performance was filmed at the Bimhuis Amsterdam in 2016 for ‘Vrije Geluiden’ (Free Sounds), a programme on Dutch public broadcaster VPRO. Oesie play an 1872 instrument by Giuseppe Baldantoni.
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VideoDouble bass and octobass duet
Double bass player Jonathan Camps is joined by Nicola Moneta on octobass for a performance of ‘Amazing Grace’ filmed at the Mardi Graves festival in February 2018.
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NewsDouble bassist to receive $50,000 award from Sphinx Organization
Orchestral musician Joseph Conyers has championed music education in the US
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NewsVirgin Trains refuses boarding to BBC Symphony Orchestra double bassist
Margarida Castro was prevented from travelling home following a BBC Proms concert after being told by the train guard that her instrument exceeded the maximum luggage size
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VideoEnsemble of 52 double basses plays the Flintstones theme
Young bass players from the Bradetich Foundation’s North Texas Bass Camp joined in International Make Music Day on 21 June with this al fresco performance
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VideoBaiba Skride leads Rossini's String Sonata no.3
From the 2017 Solsberg Festival. Baiba Skride and Andrés Gabetta, violins, Monika Leskovar, cello, and Roberto di Ronza, double bass, perform Gioacchino Rossini’s String Sonata no.3. It is part of a set of six three-movement works for the combination of two violins, cello and bass which was written when ...
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ReviewElina Vähälä, Niek de Groot: Duos for violin and double bass
Music By Penderecki, Yun, Kuusisto, Tüür, Huber, Kurtág and Rihm
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FocusMasterclass: Leon Bosch on Dittersdorf’s Double Bass Concerto no.2, first movement
Mastery of the bow, carefully planned fingerings and a resonant sound are the keys to performing this challenging piece. From the September 2014 issue
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VideoMikyung Sung, double bass: Franck violin sonata
Korean double bassist Mikyung Sung performs Franck’s Violin Sonata in A major with Jaemin Shin on the piano. I. Allegretto ben moderato II. Allegro (6:19) III. Ben moderato: Recitativo-Fantasia (14:26) IV. Allegretto poco mosso (22:21)
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NewsDouble bass broken during flight – Virgin Airlines accepts responsibility
Australian bassist Liz Frencham arrived at Melbourne airport to find the scroll snapped off the neck of her Neville Whitehead travel bass
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VideoTravelling with your instrument - Cello and Double Bass
In this second video on advice for musicians travelling by air, Cremona-based luthier Edgar Russ gives his advice on how to make sure cellos and double basses survive the flight. Watch: Travelling with your instrument - Violin and Viola
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FocusDragonetti’s Gasparo da Salò double bass and its seismic effect on English lutherie
The importance to English bass making of the great Italian double bassist Domenico Dragonetti has been underestimated. Bass makers Thomas Martin, Martin Lawrence and George Martin reveal how the musician and his Gasparo da Salò instrument had a direct influence on London’s luthiers
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FocusThe many basses of Barry Guy: from Gasparo da Salò to modern travel instruments
Barry Guy with his Roger Dawson travel bass (Photo ©Francesca Pfeffer) The following is an extract from a longer article in The Strad December 2017 – to read it in full, download the issue on desktop computer, via the The Strad App, or buy the print edition ...
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VideoSzymon Marciniak, double-bass, plays Bach's Cello Suite no.1
Polish double bass player Szymon Marciniak, who recently won second place at the Bradetich Foundation International Double Bass Solo Competition, here performs at the Kontrabass Kaleidoskop in Kloster Michaelstein, Germany in March 2017
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FocusHow I cope with the pressures of life as a soloist – double bassist Chi-chi Nwanoku
The founder of Chineke!, Europe’s first professional majority Black and Minority Ethnic orchestra, reflects on how she keeps her own musical life grounded
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FocusRenaud Garcia-Fons on the Sarabande from Bach's Fifth Cello Suite
The Sarabande from Bach’s Fifth Cello Suite has a deeply personal resonance for the French bassist and composer – even though he’s never performed it in public
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NewsBradetich Double Bass Competition names winner
Austrian 20-year-old Dominik Wagner takes $10,000 first prize and four-year career development deal
