a2ee \artis eueuwu @ Double Bass Solo 1 Fifty melodies selected and adapted by Keith Hartley —- « Beuuw & 5 : i i i i a i a a a a a a a a a a a Music Department OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Oxford and New York a a x a PeeHalf Position (or Fist Degree) I. The Great Gate of Kiew 2, Tortues (Le Carnaval des Animas) 3, Waltz (Roses from the South, Op. 388) 4. Canon on Préve Jacques {Symphony 1) 5, The Mercy Peasant (Albion for the You 6, Enteacte (lt to Rosamunde) First Postion (or Second Degres) 7. Odeto Joy (Symphony 9 The Choral 8, Drink to meonly 9, Pilgrims’ March (Symphony 4 The Italian) 10, Minuet (12 Duets for2 Basset Horns, KA87) 11. Minuct (Aires and Dances) 12, The Trout (Piano Quintet, Op. 114) ‘Second Position (or Third Degeee) 15. Andante Cantabile String Quarter 1) 14, Lullaby (Op. 49 No.4) 15, March (Judas Maceabaeus) 16, Now is the Month of Maying 17. Old French Song (Album forthe Yours) 18, Berceuse (Dolly Suite, Op. 56) 22¥4 Position (or Fourth Degree) 19. Finlandia Op. 26No.7 20, The Harmonious Blacksmith (Harpsichord Suite Sin) 1d Postion (or Fifth Degree) ‘My Heart Ever Faithfol (Cantata 68) 22, Largo (Simphony 9 From the New World) 23, March (Scipio) 24, Andantino (Symphony 4) 2 Contents Page 25, Andante (Rococo Variations, Tchaikovsky Mussorgsky 1 p.33) SaineSacns 226, Jupiter (The Planets) Holst 27, The Gifeto be Simple Shaker Song, J.Seeauss 2 28, Where'er You Walk (Semele) Handel 29, Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring JS. Bach Mabler 3 (Cantata 147) Schumann 4-344 Position (or Sixth Degree) 30, Greensleeves ‘Trad. English Schuler 43H, When Lam Laid in Earth Purcell (Dido and Aeneas) 32, Andante (Trumpet Concerto) Haydn 33. Minuet L'ArlésienneSuite2) Biase Beethoven 5 Fourth Postion (or Seventh Dewree) English Air 6 34. Sheep May Safely Graze JS. Bas Mendelssohn 6 (Cantara 208) 35, Padme for Violin and Chausson Mozart 6 Orchestra) 36, Minuer Beethoven J.Eeces 739, Rondo allOngatese Piano Haydn Schubert 7 TeioinG) Fifth Postion (or Eighth Degree) 38. Intermezzo (Cavalleria Mascagni ‘Tehaikowsky 8 Rusticana) 39, Toreador'sSong Carmen) Bizet Brahms 8 40. St Anthony Chorale (Haye Brahms Handel 9 Variations) Morley 941, Nocturne (A Midsummer Mendelsohn Tehaikovsky 10 Night's Dream) 42, Mint (The Anna JS.Bach Fauré 10 Magdalena Notebook) 5% Position (or Ninth Degree) 43. Pave (Op. $0) Faure Sibelius 1144, Valse (Coppetia) Delibes Handel n Sixth Postion and Above (or Tenth Dewree) 485, Allegro Vivace (Overture Schypere Rosanuonde) JS.dach 12-46, Entracte No.2 (Carmen) Bizet 47, Agnus Dei (Requiem) Verdi Dyotik 1248, Prelude (Op. 28 No. 20) Chopin 49. Pracludiven after Pugnani Keesler Handel 13 50. Sonatina Beethoven ‘Tehaikossky 13 Acknowledgements 16 "7 18 18 9 20 28 2s » » 30 &wT a — ee ae DOUBLE BASS SOLO BOOK 1 Fifty Melodies selected and adapted by KEITH HARTLEY Half Position or First Degree 1. THE GREAT GATE OF KIEV Plecures from an Exhibition MODEST MUSSORGSKY (1839-81) Maestoso . tr = mf crese. Fa S © Orford Universi Pes 1980 Prine in Great Brien 1 ‘OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MUSIC DEPARTMENT, WALTON STREET, OXFORD OX? 6D? Paeacpying this opt teal ILLEGAL2. TORTUES in " CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS mf 3. WALTZ Roses from the South (Op.388) JOHANN STRAUSS (0825-99) ‘The accra (2) in bar 13 layed as chy 2 posse es EA! ‘Tempo di Valse P aa@e ale ae eee mise a ae ft et Be alia Brae(860 GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony | 4 4. CANON ON ‘FRERE JACQUES’ Marcia funebre ann nwa nn a a2 72% wlilm wm wll SAA A lal my ay aT 1 a aa 5. THE MERRY PEASANT ce OBERT SCHUMANN None gee 6. ENTR’ACTE Incident Mas 0 ‘Resaman’ FRANZ SCHUBERT ieee) SNP treah in ar 1 introduces a sti iat Fst Poston Changes of poston ae w easily recognised by the circled fingering, (@ indicates the retum to Half Postion.) Andante 4 aL 3 atempe | ante pitea tive MRERGERER ERE RSE PP rex w ren ie 5First Position or Second Degree 7. ODE TO JOY ‘Symphony 9 The Choral’ Lyvan BEETHOVEN Allegro assai (1770-1827) 4 ° P =e ee |8. DRINK TO ME ONLY Andante ENGLISH AIR, 9. PILGRIMS’ MARCH ‘Symphony 4 The Fralian’ FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809 = 47 Vv anal sas ee taltie s aa cag P 10. MINUET 12 Duets for two Basset Horns (K.487) ] Aes ls a | e oe lhe 2 8 W.A. MOZART (a7s8 81) Allegretto 2 tf B11. MINUET “Aires and Dances eee 1660 ~ 1735) Allegretto : ‘ ous Pee | WW ee Z2O424O afi, Ay e : Ny: = ¥ ety 12. THE TROUT Variation 3: Pano Quintet (Op.1 14) FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797 1828) Andantino FiSecond Position i je or a Third Degree i 4 h 13. ANDANTE CANTABILE Sing Quartet 1(Op.11) PAL TCHAIKOVSKY she notes in Dar 1 shouldbe tar Second Postion and sured cross he sng (10-89) To help produce a fine legato sound, press the fingers for both notes firmly down together. % o8 4 2 it ie ae 14. LULLABY Nod men JOHANNES BRAHMS ts) Andante a : em i thy ge He ol7 é W “ae 15. MARCH Judas Maccabaeus Maestoso hhh nf “& eae WR TW i ye ie we te 16. NOW IS THE MONTH OF MAYING ‘THOMAS MORLEY Allegro (i883) ite . a 142 3 a nf (repeat P Se7. OLD FRENCH SONG ‘Album forthe Young Pircunovat: Moderato a2 oe 18. BERCEUSE Dolly Suite (Op.56) ‘The notes e’ and din bas 13 and 14 introduce a new “shift” into Third Position. Allegretto moderato camps rau Yin = v aneraiWwedWerreereadtadtar ea ea R RRR ERED2% Position a cepa Fourth Degree a : Z A got bet ber 19. FINLANDIA op.26n07 Sc oeea A new feature in 24 Postion ithe we ofa bracket (—) over a grup of (1865-1957) ote to indicate that they can now be played, acox the stig in one position Andante sostenuto i @W_o@ + @ 110 0)F~ @ 4 9 oo 5 Tos, Ot — = — mee 20. THE HARMONIOUS BLACKSMITH Harpsichord Sulte tn GF, HANDEL Andante sostenuto isis 1759)Nee Third Position or te ; Fifth Degree ‘ : 21. MY HEART EVER FAITHFUL ‘ ' sseacn i Ver oviginte’, > P ——= 1» 9 From the New Word” ANTONIN DVORAK (set ~ 1909) In this, originally a solo for Cor Anglais, play the notes £3 as fegato as posible Wie, oe die. mn eller me oe ree ese Ais x AM al18 23. MARCH ue Gr HANDEL Vere the sane shythm is payed staccato J, withthe notes ooket”topter in one bow @, : V> > 2 ae ot 3 8 q 24. ANDANTINO \ San, 4 PL TEHATROVERY. y oie 328 “— AK P \“ 25. ANDANTE Variation 6: Rococo Variations(Op.33) PL TCHAIKOVSKY (840-93) SS fp ey yp CS 26. JUPITER The Planets GUSTAV HOLST Andante maestoso Os e (1878 ~ 1934) mf - . soy mm ite item Hite oe Ne ae oe oe eos lls le Mee ee we 827. THE GIFT TO BE SIMPLE song Allegro moderato + ,:6 28. WHERE'ER YOU WALK Semele “The notes! and din bars 26:27 introduce a new shift into Fourth Postion, G.F. HANDEL (1685 ~ 1759) Largo Og 2 0 e@29, JESU, JOY OF MAN’S DESIRING Moderato Comata 147 ent ese 4S, BACH (4685 — 1750 3% Position or Sixth Degree 30. GREENSLEEVES @ Ar ies ‘Trad, English Andante ’ ¥ vw ¥ v zz ¥ z x Ee z & 5 & & Be E © & & ie ie iz Ez £ 5 gE = in31. WHEN I AM LAID IN EARTH , Dido and Aenes HENRY PURCELL This famous example of a ‘ground bass’ is arranged here as a duct; Ge the var phse, fist head aloe, peated thes ties under the melody Ercentos ap32, ANDANTE : Trumpet Concerto Gas Cantabile oY 1732 1805) 33. MINUET LArlésienne Sutte 2 GEORGES BIzET ‘The g' harmonic in bar 2 can be played by lightly touching (us38- 73) ‘the string with the 3d finger in Sixth Position, ‘Andantino : a, aoe Nt elim ow IMe Ae allt. SIR ee SES SS SSFourth Position or Seventh Degree 34. SHEEP MAY SAFELY GRAZE Cantte 208 Andante pastorale 3 aoe ss TA, Dr ft Cee AE mf = 1S. BACH (4685 — 1750)35. POEME for Vioin and Orchestra/p 25) ERNEST CHAUSSON ; rite 7 nx SI \ 5 [van BEETHOVEN% 5 = a s 3 3 s al = 3 = BS = = mf 37, RONDO ALL’ONGARESE ‘Plano Trio in G JOSEPH HAYDN (732-1809) Aprepuatory exerci: doublestoppig i thie 2 i i i i i t 4 i ‘The opening bars are fingered in some detail, both to introduce the notes e' and ein Fifth Position, and to show the value of playing the notes aoros the steingin thirds, See alo No.48, bars 1216, in Sixth Postion Presto Hii ot2 . Fifth Position or Eighth Degree 38. INTERMEZZO Cavalleria Rusticana PIETRO MASCAGNI (1863 ~ 1985) ‘The a' harmonic in bar 23 canbe played withthe Ist Finger in Fourth Postion Andante sostenuto @19 2 ————p ‘morendo PP 39. TOREADOR’S SONG Carmen: ct 2 No.4 cee nee Allegre, moderato (385) > 'o a,p@ Dk Le mf 2 © ¥ z £& & = & & z & & & & 4 & & 5 £ 2 . yn oom my