Time Pieces for Double Bass, Volume 1

Description Time Pieces for Double Bass, Volume 1 is the first of two volumes containing well-crafted arrangements and original compositions, presented in chronological order, from the sixteenth century right up to the present day Pieces feature on the ABRSM Double Bass syllabus at Grades 1-3 Invaluable source of repertoire to explore for further study Contrasting styles, from Louis Couperin to Giles Swayne and William Byrd to Gavin Bryars Arrangements that cover the note ranges and keys of the early grades Time Pieces for Double Bass, Volume 1 Contents: Oberek [Trad.] Lament to the Moon [Trad.] Menuet de Poitou in A minor [L Couperin] Air and Chaconne from Le bourgeois gentilhomme [Lully] Corn Rigs Quadrille [Trad.] Gavotte from Musick’s Hand-maid [John Blow] Minuetto from String Quartet in C, Op. 24 No. 4 [Luigi Boccherini] Solfeggio No. 3 (duet) [Giuseppe Aprile] Andante cantabile [Beethoven] Galoppe [H Herz] A Little Piece from Album fur die Jegend, Op. 68 [Robert Schumann] Melody from Album fur die Jugend, Op. 68 [Robert Schumann] Exercise in F [Adolphus White] Duet from Modern Double Bass School (duet) [Frantisek Cerny] Ol’ Man River from Show Boat [Jerome Kern / Hammerstein] Heigh-Ho from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs [Frank Churchill / Larry Morey] Me and My Teddy Bear [John Frederick Coots] Ballad I [Michael Rose] Ballad II [Michael Rose] A Little Blue [Steve Berry] Lazybones [Giles Swayne] Now is the month of Maying [Morley] For Volume 2 please click here