sheet music for db + piano
Each piece of this series contains a bass voice, together with a piano accompaniment in duplicate. This means that the piano part is notated even in the same key as the bass voice (then the bass must be played in the orchestra tuning) and also in a version that is transposed a whole tone up for the double bass in solo tuning.
Franz Simandl: "Konzert-Etüde Nr. 2"
From the Double Bass Method No. 9. The accompaniment has been written completely new, including a prelude and a few intermezzos without solo bass. Consequently, the whole piece gains more ”concert" character.
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Order no. P 101: € 14
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Order no. P 101pdf: 7 €
A. Wiebecke-Gottstein: "Lied (Etüde)"
Beginning with arpeggios on the A string the main difficulty of this simple romantic melody lies in mastering the registers where the thumb position begins. Furthermore, the player can also practice forming melody and tone.
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Order no. P 102: € 10
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Order no. P 102pdf: 5 €
Antonio Vivaldi: "Sonata No. 4 B flat major"
Transcription of a four-movement sonata of this baroque composer for the double bass. The piece demands concentration on technical skills and tone development. Range: F - a´
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Order no. P 103: € 14
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Order no. P 103pdf: 7 €
J. B. Vanhal: "Concerto for double bass und orchestra D-Major"
One of the standard works of the double bass literature. The double bass voice is of course in C major key, the piano score is very simply held and exist both in D major key and C major key for solo or orchestral tuning.
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Order no. P 104: € 26
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Order no. P 104pdf: 13 €
Bach / Gounod: „Ave Maria“
"1st Präludium" out of the "well tempered piano" by J. S. Bach enlarged by a tact in the piano, complements with a romantic air of Charles Gounod. Not to play simply on the double bass because of the simplicity of it, but a good teaching piece for the double-bass player. This issue contains the Präludium in C major key because every pianist knows and can play it (the tact inserted by Gounod one does not need to practice specially, one should point out the pianist, however, to it). Therefor the double bass voice is in B major key (for solo mood) and in C major key (for orchestra mood). range solo tunimg: B - d" range orchestral tuning : C - e"
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Order no. P 105: € 6
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Order no. P 105pdf: 3 €
Edie W. Cane: „My Blue Flame“
A jazz piece to "swing". The double bass introduces the theme, then follows fully notated parts in which double bass and piano alternate in melody and accompanying function, and a part with chord symbols for pure improvisations which can be also jumped over, if the soloists are not familiar with improvising. Before it flows into a slow end, the double bass takes over the theme again. This piece is based on the title with the same name for cello and bass (see there) and can be played of course also by the cello. It is made only for the double bass in orchestra tuning, so that there is no transposed piano voice. The version for cello and bass is recorded on the cd "moderne/klezmer/jazz". range: F - d "
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Order no. P 106: € 12
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Order no. P 106pdf: 6 €
Dennis Roth: „Two Dances“
Two short dances of happy character in the 3/8 metrum, first a little more quietly, the second one more vividly. Very well as studies for students in the first semestres suitable. While the piano part is relatively demanding in both dances, the first dance is easy for the bass player, the second then a little bit more difficultly. Really like a virtuoso, but also well sounding, the pieces become when one plays them in real pitch (an octave higher). range: dance 1: E - g´; dance 2: G - h´
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Order no. P 107: € 16
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Order no. P 107pdf: 8 €
Karl-Friedrich Abel: „Sonata a-minor“ for double bass und basso continuo
A transcription of the sonata e minor for viola da Gamba and Basso continuo, the third one of the "six easy sonatas for viola da Gamba ". The 3 mouvements assume the control of the thumb position, however, but they have no other special play-technical requirements. Ornaments have been added by the editor to the original text as a suggestion. The arrangement is made for the double bass in solo tune, nevertheless, a transposed piano voice is enclosed. Should the sonata be played with harpsichord, the occupation of a Continuo bass is recommended for which an own continuo-voice is enclosed.
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Order no. P 108: € 12
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Order no. P 108pdf: 6 €
G. Ph. Telemann: „Sonata a-minor“ for double bass und basso continuo
This sonata is a transcription of the sonata a minor for viola da Gamba and Basso continuo. Four mouvements offer opportunity to the interpreter to chanty as well as playful-virtuoso play. The original text is evident beside the ornaments. Security in the higher positions is necessary. The use of a Continuo-bass instrument is recommended with this sonata very much, when the solo bass is accompanied with harpsichord. An own continuo voice is enclosed. Also this arrangement is arranged for the double bass in solo tune, nevertheless, a transposed piano voice is enclosed.
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Order no. P 109: € 18
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Order no. P 109pdf: 9 €
G. Ph. Telemann: „Sonata e-minor“ for double bass und basso continuo
This sonata is a transcription of the sonata a minor for viola da Gamba and Basso continuo. Four mouvements offer opportunity to the interpreter to chanty as well as playful-virtuoso play. The original text is evident beside the ornamentations. Security in the higher position is necessary. If the accompagnement is made with a harpsichord a continuo-bass instrument is recommended with this sonata very much, for which an own continuo voice is enclosed. This arrangement is made for the double bass in solo tune, nevertheless, a transposed piano voice is enclosed.
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Order no. P 110: € 18
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Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: „Lieder ohne Worte Op. 19, 1 + 2 u. Op. 30, 1 + 4“
4 songs without words Op. 19 1 and 2 and Op. 30 1 and 4 in a version for double bass and piano by Karl-Hans Bonzelett. He was a student of Prof. Rolf Heister who writes about the pieces: "I have studied the Mendelssohn's arrangements (songs without words) with joy. The works "lie" to the instrument well and contribute certainly to the musical development of the players. One can bring the pieces well to the blade because the play positions are normal. Thousand thanks for the splendid work!"
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Order no. P 111: € 20
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K. D. von Dittersdorf: Concerto E Major for Contra Bass
The standard test play concert of the double-bass players (no beginning pro goes past at this!) in unabridged version and under retention of the established key in sounding E major. Attached piano accompaniments in E major and in D major key. The orchestra part is available on loan (see under double bass concerts).
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Order no. P 112: € 28
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Order no. P 112pdf: 14 €
K. D. von Dittersdorf: Concerto A-Major for Double Bass
A further concerto by the composer of the standard concerto for double bass. This one can make in this slightly shortened version absolutely the rank disputable to him, because it lies simply better and puts outside more the chanty qualities of the double bass by use of the higher positions. Of course there are also for this concerto two piano voices for the different double bass tunes.
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Order no. P 113: € 28
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Order no. P 113pdf: 14 €
Th. A. Findeisen: Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra No 1 Op. 15
Long time any more available and wrongfully nearly forgotten, now this concert is there again to manage to grab his lawful place beside the concerts of Bottesini and Koussewitzky. It is a late-romantic music with relatively big orchestra occupation what mostly brings problems with deep solo instruments. Here, nevertheless, the instrumentation is handled very sensitively. And although the first mouvement is in minor key, the concert has all together a positive, happy mood. In particular the third mouvement headlined with the unusual tempo name "lustig" (= "jocularly") is full of irony and will surely bring a good mood to the listeners.
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Order no. P 114: € 38
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G. F. Händel: Largo
This is the air „Ombra May fù“ from the opera „Xerxes“ (Serse) by Handel, a love song of the king of Persia, Xerxes, to a tree. It ranks among Handels most well-known melodies and often simply is called as „Handels Largo“. To this version for double bass and piano (or harp) two piano voices are attached: One in A major for the accompaniment of the double bass in solo tune and one in G major for the accompaniment of the double bass in orchestra tune.
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Order no. P 115: € 10
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Th. A. Findeisen: „Carnevalsscenen“ op. 12 for Double Bass and Orchestra
The period of creation of the "Carnevalsscenen" Op. 12 is given at the end of the original handwritten score with " 3rd - 7th August ". This concert piece for doublebass and orchestra which takes about 10-minutes (with cadenza) is subtitled with " meeting, greeting and train of the masks " and Findeisen headlines in the score only the Allegro con brio part as " train of the masks ". The piece begins with a slow introduction what corresponds probably to the "meeting". Unfortunately, no cadenza of Findeisen is enclosed to the score, so that the editor has made an own one from the material of the solo voice and he allows to communicate the greeting (soloists) with the gathering (orchestra) at the end of the cadenza a little bit, before it comes then cheerfully buoyantly to the move.
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Order no. P 116: € 20
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Order no. P 116pdf: 10 €
Astor Piazzolla: „Libertango“ (db+pno)
This is surely one of the most well-known tangos of Piazzolla, here in a arrangement for double bass and piano of the Mexican bassists Andrés Martin, who worked on this piece also for double bass and harp as well as for double bass and guitar. One can admire latter version in a video on YouTube in the Internet. The notes of all versions are available here in the PRObass music publishing house.
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Order no. P 117: € 15
This title is not available as a pdf file for contractual reasons.
Theodor Albin Findeisen: „Concerto No. 2 for Double bass and Orchestra“ Op. 25
About the second concerto for double bass and orchestra by Th. A. Findeisen is even less known than about the first. It exists also only the piano version witch is published by the PRObass publishing house. It is dedicated to Kurt Barth, who was musical director in Zwickau, Germany. The piano part is marked by the words "in one mouvement". However it can also be regarded as several movements, where the different parts are put together without break. It begins with a majestic Allegro with the remark "fresh and rhapsodic," which opens in an andante molto where the solo bass can prove his singing skills. Then follows an Allegro leggiero witch comes back to the majestic opening theme. It comes to an end with a virtuosic Molto Allegro quasi presto, that functions as a final stretta movement witch leads again to the exploding majestic opening theme of the beginning. The piano reduction has been re-orchestrated for a small orchestra by Daniel Chiva Sanz. The orchestral material is available on loan (see Double Bass Concertos).
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Order no. P 118: € 20
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Order no. P 118pdf: 10 €
Theodor Albin Findeisen: „Elegie“ Op. 19
"At the grave of his friend," this piece is subtitled, thus referring clearly, what it is in the single-movement piece of music. In addition, the further dedication of the composition shows more about the motives : "His friend Robert Schäfer in Chemnitz dedicated". It is a dirge on the bass, demanding both for the soloist as well as for the accompanying pianist.
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Order no. P 119: € 16
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Order no. P 119pdf: 8 €