Joel Quarrington

contrabassist

Bottesini Elegy No. 1 - Canadian School of Double Bass editions

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Bottesini Elegy No. 1 - Canadian School of Double Bass editions

CA$15.00

All the music you need to play Elegy No.1 by Giovanni Bottesini.

Included is a .pdf download of the following:

  • solo bass part in fifths tuning (C-G-D-A) with suggested fingerings and bowings

  • solo bass part in fifths tuning (C-G-D-A) as a “clean” part

  • solo bass part in fourths tuning (E-A-D-G or F#-B-E-A) with suggested fingerings and bowings

  • solo bass part in fourths tuning (E-A-D-G or F#-B-E-A) as a “clean” part

  • piano part for fifths tuning or “solo” tuning accompaniment (starting in D major)

  • piano part based from the manuscript version of Bottesini for fifths tuning or “solo” tuning accompaniment (starting in D major)

  • piano part for fourths “orchestra” tuning (starting in C major)

Please consider purchasing the 2010 Juno-Award winning recording of this, from the album Garden Scene, also available in the store either as an immediate digital download, or a CD. Joel can also be heard performing this Elegy on his NAXOS Bottesini recordings.

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Performance of Bottesini’s Elegy in D, in fifths tuning, featuring Joel Quarrington and Jean Desmarais (piano).

Canadian School of Double Bass instructional video on the Elegy.

Images by Fred Cattroll