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Contrabass Lecture(in Japanese)
by Mr.Masahide Kanzaki
Tone of Contrabass
This is a big file! Contrabass solo at the top of the 3rd Mov. of Mahler's
Symphony No.1(Titan) by allowance from performer(Mr.Nagata@Yokkaichi.S.O).
Works written originally for contrabass
I can say clearly, that we have as little original repertoire
as violists have. In the age of 'ancient music', some composers
featured the contrabass, or exactly, the violone as solo instrument.
But after that, major composers did not write the works for contrabass
as a 'principale'. Of course there was some exception to that. I can
name Dittersdorf as the exception. He wrote the concertante for viola and
contrabass(Prince Hiro of Japan once
played the viola principale of this concertante). He also wrote the contrabass
concerto. And it is said that Haydn wrote the contrabass concerto, but that
the score was lost.
In the 20th century some major composers uses the contrabass as solo
instrument again. Among them I remember the 'Sonata' of Paul Hindemith.
Major composers have not written the solo works of the contrabass for
a long time. But there were some 'minor composers', or the virtuosi of
contrabass who composed the concerto, sonata, etc. for themselves.
As Beethoven's contemporary there was Domenico Dragonetti. And Giovanni
Bottesini was the contemporary of Viotti. Sergei Koussevitzky is known
as one of the 20th century's most famous basist. He was also known as
a composer of the contrabass concerto and other 3 works featured the
contrabass.(And You should know him better as the conductor of Boston
Symphony Orchestra, of course.)
They performed for contrabass the service that
Paganini or Kreisler did for the violin. I can't remember exactly, how many
works Dragonetti or Bottesini composed. But those are, with the works of
Koussevitzky, the major repertoire for us. And bass musics of Koussevitzky
are all published. I recommend those as your solo repertoire. I think they
are like some Etudes or other works of Chopin for pianists.
Works for other instruments arranged for contrabass
Larger number of works for violoncello are arranged for contrabass and
published than those for other instruments. 'Works for violoncello' include
some concertos,sonatas, and many encore pieces. 'Swan' from 'Animal's
Carnival'(Saint-Saens),and the Suite for violoncello(J.S.Bach) were arranged
for contrabass and they now become the main repertoire for the solo bassists.
Some of them were arranged for violoncello from other instruments, for example,
violin, basson, and so on. As an example I remember 'Moses-phantasy' of
Paganini, and the Sonata for 'Arpeggione' of Schubert.
A list of published Contrabass music
This list is made from the help of Ludwin Music
and personal library of Mr. K.Yokota and me.
Liben Music Publishers
Liben Music Publishers offers North America's premiere catalog of Double
Bass music and recordings. It carries all of the recordings and editions of
Frank Proto and Francois Rabbath."
Domenico Dragonetti(1763-1846)
Giovanni Bottesini(1821-1889)
Serge Koussevitzky(1874-1951)
Virtuoso today(in Japanese)
by Mr.K.Yokota@Isada Chamber Orchestra
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International Society of Bassists
Bassist(in Japanese) by Mr.M.Kanzaki@TGSO
The Bass Page
Double bass square (English) by Mr.Asano@KIT Univ.
Contrabass by Mr. K.Yokota@Isada Chamber Orch.
AGORA BASSISSIMOby Mr. Kazuo Okuda@Osaka Century Orch.
Ichiro Noda's HOME PAGE by Mr.Noda@Oper Frankfurt.
Steve's Home Page
by Mr. S.Koscica@PhoenixSO.
Libero Lanzilotta's Double Bass Web Site
Cari amici vicini e lontani, benvenuti!
Un'Ottava Sottosopra Bass Quartet Home Page
Roma Vayspapir, Double Bass Virtuoso and world renowned Russian bass player
Mark Bernat on Bach
MIckey D - One Thin man One big Bass
BassLicks. All things bass for electric bass and upright bass players.
Gary Karr / Musician / Amati Productions
The Virtual Accompanist
This publisher provides us to accompany MIDI data or cassettes for Bass solo.
Paul Ramsier, Composer
Other Contrabass pages in Japan by
Mr.Asano@KIT Univ.
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