Bärenreiter's Double Bass Collection

Concert Pieces for Double Bass and Piano

Editor: J. Peter Close, Holger Sassmannshaus

This collection is conceived for young double bass players who wish to start performing in public. The edition contains 19 concert pieces which are easy to rehearse yet sound effective from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods. In addition there are newly composed pieces by the Polish bass player Boguslaw Furtok.

• Concert pieces for double bass and piano accompaniment
• Easy to medium level of difficulty
• Ideal continuation of the string method Early Start on the Double Bass

Contents

• Schlemüller, Hugo: Song op. 12/1
• Dittersdorf, Karl Ditters von: German Dance
• Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Papageno's Aria from "The Magic Flute K. 620"
• Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: March of the Priests from "The Magic Flute K. 620"
• Beethoven, Ludwig van: Adagio originally for mandolin and harpsichord (Woo 43a)
• Mendelssohn, Ludwig: Minuet from "Student Concerto op. 213, 2nd movement"
• Anonymus: Tre giorni
• Bach, Johann Sebastian: Largo from "BWV 1056/2"
• Dancla, Charles: Polka from Petite école de la mélodie. 20 petits pièces très faciles en trois suites (op. 123, suite no. 1/6)
• Fauré, Gabriel: Après un rêve
• Nölck, August: Tempo di ballo from "Petit Album de Concert"
• Bréval, Jean Baptiste: Adagio from "Concertino in F, 2nd movement"
• Tschaikowsky, Peter: Chanson triste
• Keyper, Franz: Romance
• Fuchs, Robert: Allegro moderato from "Three Pieces for Contrabass and Piano (op. 96/1)", based on Mozart
• Furtok, Boguslaw: Elegie
• Fauré, Gabriel: Sicilienne op. 78
• Furtok, Boguslaw: Concert Piece
• Saint-Saëns, Camille: The Swan from "The Carnival of the Animals"