All double-bass articles
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ReviewEasy Concert Pieces for Double Bass and Piano: Books 1 and 2
Cathy Elliott reviews a new series of books for beginner double bassists
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VideoDouble bass quintet performs Swedish folk music in the forest
Božo Paradžik and students record a bass quintet arrangement of Swedish folks music ensemble Väsen’s Nitti Pomfritti. The musicians are, left to right, Oskari Hänninen, Božo Paradžik, Madlaina Küng, Cecilia Perfetti and Marko Hristoskov.
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ReviewThe English Double Bass book: an 'extraordinary achievement'
Benjamin Hebbert takes a closer look at this long-awaited tome by Thomas Martin, Martin Lawrence and George Martin
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ArticleLess space, more bass: the Travel Bass
An answer to the logistical hassle of double-bass playing
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FocusEdgar Meyer on the Prelude from Bach’s Cello Suite no.2
For the American double bassist and composer, what began as a pathway to technical expertise became a lifetime’s voyage of musical exploration. From the November 2015 issue
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VideoLauren Pierce plays Zigeunerweisen on double bass
In this video from the Voertman Hall at the University of North Texas College of Music, Lauren Pierce performs her own arrangement of Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen for double bass and string orchestra. Credits: Joey Golan, Audio Engineer Weston Harris, Videographer Clay Couturiaux, Conductor Violin I: Felix Olschofka, Amy ...
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VideoGary Karr performs Andrés Martín's 'The Heart Knows No Borders'
Double bass soloist Gary Karr performs a work by composer Andrés Martín with the Baja California Orchestra and the Bass Orchestra of the XIII Encuentro Latinoamericano de Contrabajos. The composer conducts the performance which took place on 30 November at the Centro Cultural Tijuana in Mexico.
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VideoSonnet Mélancolique by Alexis de Castillon: double bass transcription
Double bassist Alexander Verster performs the ‘Sonnet Mélancolique’ from Alexis de Castillon’s song cycle Six poèsies d’Armand Silvestre, op.8. Verster’s transcription for double bass in standard orchestral tuning is available to download here and the piano score (public domain) here. The video was edited by John Reddihough, who is also ...
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NewsLong-serving New Jersey principal bassist leaves own obituary
A stalwart of the NJSO for 28 years, Paul Harris, who described himself as living an ascetic life, has died after a brief ilness at the age of 64
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VideoIntroducing the Baroque double bass
In this video from the London-based Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, double bassist Cecelia Bruggemeyer introduces the – or as she more accurately puts its, ‘a’ – Baroque double bass
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News15-strong double bass ensemble plays Joe Hisaishi medley
A double bass ensemble from the School of Music at Korea’s National University of Arts performs a medley of Studio Ghibli film themes by Joe Hisaishi, in an arrangement by Yang Joon Suk.
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ReviewGrigory Krotenko: Travels with Goliath – works for double bass
HOFFMEISTER Double Bass Concerto in E flat major. MOZART Per questa bella mano K6121. SPERGER Sonata for double bass and viola d’amore. VANHAL Double Bass Concerto in E flat major