Par MASSARD DANIEL. '[La répétition] des trente-six contrebasses surtout fut curieuse. Quand nous en vînmes au trait du scherzo de la symphonie en ut mineur de Beethoven, qui figurait dans le programme, il nous sembla entendre les grognements d'une cinquantaine de porcs effarouchés : telle était l'incohérence et le défaut de justesse de l'exécution de ce passage. Peu à peu cependant elle devint meilleure, l'ensemble s'établit et la phrase apparut nettement dans toute sa sauvage rudesse'. Hector Berlioz, Mémoires, Chapitre LIII Dans ses Mémoires, Hector Berlioz, compositeur français de l'époque romantique (1803-1869) se tenait 'pour satisfait de pouvoir organiser et diriger un concert gigantesque' pour lequel il parvint 'à réunir un personnel de mille vingt deux exécutants'. Cette citation relate les répétitions partielles (par pupitre) du scherzo de la cinquième symphonie de Beethoven placées sous sa direction pour un concert exceptionnel donné à Paris lors de l'Exposition des produits de l'industrie en 1844. Ce scherzo réputé difficile pour la justesse, la conduite de l'archet et la manière de l'interpréter devenait particulièrement délicat, exécuté par un pupitre de trente-six contrebasses. Depuis l'époque de Berlioz, l'apprentissage de la contrebasse a évolué. Les professeurs enseignant dans les structures musicales permettent à nos élèves de devenir de vrais contrebassistes, de vrais techniciens, de vrais professionnels, de vrais musiciens. Néanmoins, le travail de pupitre (ou répétitions partielles) reste indispensable. Contrebassiste au sein de l'Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse pendant quarante ans, mon expérience professionnelle m'a permis de découvrir un vaste répertoire musical. De la musique symphonique à la musique de chambre en passant par le répertoire lyrique, j'ai pu aborder tous les styles de musique depuis l'époque baroque à la musique contemporaine. Les grands chefs d'orchestre qui m'ont dirigé m'ont appris à connaître tous les grands compositeurs de notre musique occidentale, la manière d'interpréter une oeuvre, de la comprendre et de l'analyser. Nous devons écouter et surtout entendre. J'ai voulu donc, par ce premier recueil, transmettre ce que j'avais appris à l'Orchestre et permettre aux élèves de découvrir ce répertoire musical. Professeur de contrebasse au CRD de Montauban, j'ai mis au programme du premier cycle et expérimenté avec mes élèves tous les textes présentés dans ce recueil. Les jeunes contrebassistes ont toujours été très sensibles au travail des extraits musicaux. Ils sont au contact avec la Musique. Afin de parachever leur travail personnel, il est souhaitable qu'ils écoutent les musiques étudiées (enregistrements et concerts). Ces acquisitions leur permettront de découvrir les compositeurs et d'apprendre le langage musical. Ce recueil pédagogique offre un voyage musical de l'époque baroque à l'époque postromantique (de Johann Sebastian Bach à Camille Saint-Saëns). Il est destiné aux élèves du premier cycle des conservatoires et écoles de musique. Les professeurs pourront commencer à l'aborder dès la première année. Tous les extraits musicaux sont tirés du répertoire d'orchestre : de chambre, lyrique et symphonique. Ils sont joués dans la tonalité originale. Les coups d'archet originaux sont notés en noir. Les coups d'archet préconisés par les contrebassistes professionnels jouant dans les plus grandes formations orchestrales symphoniques ou lyriques en France et à l'étranger sont ajoutés en rouge. Daniel Massard Contrebassiste à l'Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Professeur au CRD de Montauban. Je remercie mes élèves de la classe de contrebasse du Conservatoire à Rayonnement Départemental de Montauban, les bibliothécaires de l'Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse et Véronique Lafargue, docteur en musicologie. / Niveau : 1er Cycle / classique / Méthode / Contrebasse

Good work for examinations and recitals by an important British composer. Duration c.6'. AMEB (Australian Syllabus) 2004. Programme notes as follows:Lennox Berkeley was born in 1903 and died in 1989. After reading modern languages at Oxford he had no intention of becoming a composer until he met Ravel in 1926 who encouraged him to study in Paris with Nadia Boulanger. He stayed in Paris until 1932 developing his own musical language. In 1936 after the death of his mother he went to Barcelona for the International Society for Contemporary Music festival where he met Benjamin Britten. The two lived together at Snape in Suffolk for a while until the outbreak ofwar before Berkeley moved back to London to work for the BBC. Here he met his future wife Freda Bernstein. He taught at the Royal Academy of Music in London from 1946 until 1968 where his pupils included Richard Rodney Bennett Nicholas Maw and John Tavener among others. He was knighted in 1974. In early February 1971 I was playing in a concert at St. John's Smith Square London then only relatively recently restored as a superb venue for music. The programme which I believe was being broadcast included Berkeley's Serenade Op.12. It was a work I had always enjoyed playing and was standard string orchestra repertoire at the time. There was initially no platform at St. John's and so the audience sat virtually on top of the performers. So close were they on this occasion that I had to ask for a little more room in order to play. At the end of the piece the orchestra acknowledged the applause and the gentleman who I had all but practically decapitated with my over-enthusiastic playing stood up and took a bow. I had been almost playing in Lennox Berkeley's lap! The opportunity was too good to miss and I wasted little time in introducing myself. Mr Berkeley said that he had been fascinated by my playing and asked me to write to him about a possible commission.This I did on 6 February mentioning that

Yorke Edition-Born in Oxford in 1917 Francis Baines was a well-known and much respected professional double bass player. He studied at the Royal College of Music in London with Claude Hobday where he later taught. Something of an eccentric he immersed himself in early music at a time when few people were taking it seriously. He owned a beautiful Amati bass that he had restored as a violone which it probably was originally and he was a regular fixture as a principal player in a number of orchestras and ensembles that dedicated themselves to period performing including those directed by Denys Darlow with whom he broadcast and recorded frequently.Besides playing the doublebass Francis Baines was an exponent of the treble viol and led the Jaye Consort of Viols which he founded. He also played several kinds of bagpipe and the hurdy-gurdy. As a composer he dabbled in many styles one of his greatest claims to fame being that of writing for the popular Hoffnung concerts in the 1960s. He was the author of a number of papers about the history of the double bass sometimes arriving at scholarly conclusions that were colourful if not always entirely accurate. He discovered the Giovannino del Violone sonatas subsequently published by Yorke Edition although today it is thought that they were probably not written for a 16' pitch instrument at all. His edition of the Capuzzi double bass concerto published by Boosey & Hawkes was for many years one of the few solo works available for the instrument. This however he largely re-composed because he thought it could be improved: towards the end of his life he confessed that with hindsight he probably should have treated it differently.Grounds was written in 1969 as a sort of party piece and was given to Yorke Edition in support of a drive to enlarge the repertoire for the instrument in a wide variety of styles. It was set on the syllabus of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music for many years.Francis Baines died

Take Your Bow is a collection of 20 concert pieces for beginner string players written by Celia Cobb and Naomi Yandell. Years of string teaching have given them the inspiration to produce pieces which will both delight and engage. Their imaginative writing strengthens rhythmic and stylistic concepts whilst employing a variety of adventurous playing techniques that students will find to be a fun and achievable challenge. Each piece is compatible with any of the other instruments in the series in any combination making it an excellent resource for individual or group teaching. Take Your Bow is available in 4individual editions — for violin viola cello and double bass each with piano accompaniment — and as a separate full score.

Dirt Simple Upright Bass. Although designed for newcomers to the upright bass and bluegrass music in general, this unique approach to creating basslines has something for everyone! The first half focuses on bass-playing essentials, giving the reader a solid technical footing with the instrument. Then, using his own baritone voice and the classic bluegrass song, ?Going Down the Road Feeling Bad,? author Nate Sabat reveals his creative process in crafting effective basslines from the song?s melody and chord progression. The second half focuses on bass playing within the specific context of complementing bluegrass vocals. Well beyond what you might expect from an introductory method, Nate tastefully guides the reader by presenting multiple composed bassline options for each of five well-known bluegrass songs: Rabbit in the Log, Don?t this Road Look Rough and Rocky?, Long Journey Home, I Am a Pilgrim, and Angel Band.Nate?s warm, pitch-perfect vocals can be heard on virtually every track, giving this method an undeniable musicality. A lightly accompanied vocal track with no bass is also provided, so you can be the sole upright or electric bassist in the band. You?ll not only want to back Nate up?but sing harmony with him too! The impulse to sing can?t help but influence your bass playing in a natural and positive way. Nate provides notated versions of the eight major scales most commonly used in bluegrass. Once you get them under your fingers, you?ll soon be able to play along with the book?s 50 companion online recordings.With its simple harmonic palette and repetitive nature, bluegrass music offers bassists the perfect opportunity to become musically literate. If you?ve hesitated to learn to read music, this is the time and place to eliminate that drawback. Working through these 46 pages will provide the tools and confidence needed to create your own engaging and musical basslines and hopefully, you?ll be inspired to continue your bluegrass bass journey for years to come. Includes access to online audio.

Double Bass and Cello (1985). 'Pleasantly atmospheric'. Daily Telegraph London. A show work written for The Manchester Bass Week not too difficult but immediately pleasing.Grade: Moderate

1965-'...straight thematic writing...a dreamy spell of harmonic and a frenzied patch of pizzicato.' Financial Times London. Brussels Conservatoire and Geneva Competition 1978.Grade: 7

Cette pièce le long de l'ouvrage contient des arrangements de 12 chansons et est disponible pour 8 instruments différents. Adapté aux débutants ainsi que les professionnels. Sur la face de la cassette est un enregistrement de toutes les chansons faites par des musiciens de studio professionnel. Sur la face b sont les mêmes chansons sans l'instrument pertinent, permettant ainsi à l'élève de jouer avec un groupe. À l'aide de cette méthode de lecture, sans autres musiciens sont nécessaires. / Contrebasse

Par DELAPEYRONNIE ISABELLE. Dans ce recueil singulier et poétique, destiné à des contrebassistes de cycle 2 et 3, chaque texte est le cadre d?un travail approprié à une technique classique de l?instrument, mais aussi à une exploration de différents modes de jeux qui caractérisent une esthétique particulière de l?écriture moderne. Les textes musicaux sont issus du répertoire de la contrebasse (Schubert, Bottesini, Ravel?) ou bien transcrits pour l?occasion (Bach, Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns, Nougaro?). Une part improvisée permet à l?interprète de s?engager librement sur ses propres intentions. Ce projet de récit en musique constitue une idée de départ dont chacun pourra, s?il le désire, modifier le chemin musical proposé. Les illustrations qui accompagnent chacune des quatorze pièces sont disponibles en format numérique et peuvent-être par exemple projetées dans le cadre d?une réalisation scénique. / Date parution : 2023-07-31/ Recueil / Contrebasse

'Grasps and holds the attention firmly'. The Times London. Well worth exploring.Grade: 8

Par BEAUJEAN MICHEL. Ce livre propose une suite d'exercices musicaux originaux, très progressifs, destinés en premier lieu aux contrebassistes débutants. Grâce au CD joint à ce volume, et qui en constitue la principale originalité, vous pourrez écouter les nombreux exemples, puis jouer votre partie d'étude avec l'accompagnement qui suit, comme si vous étiez en groupe. En suivant les différents chapitres de cette initiation, vous trouverez de précieux conseils sur les bases du jeu de la contrebasse Jazz, abordant ainsi tour à tour des difficultés et des enseignements dont l'évolution reste aussi douce que progressive. Ce recueil a été écrit avec la participation de professionnels de l'enseignement, en conservatoire et en écoles. De plus, l'auteur est aussi accompagnateur d'orchestres de Jazz et vous livre ici son savoir, ses connaissances, de manière simple et intelligible. Il vous initie à l'art de bien poser vos notes sur l'instrument, à la lecture... tout en vous permettant, grâce au CD, de poursuivre votre étude chez vous, en vous distrayant !/ Méthode / Contrebasse

'Delightful virtuoso homage to the fiddle music of the composer's Scotland... a stunning work'. Notes. 'The timbreof the instruments match up beautifully'. The Guardian London. Two playing scores.Grade: 8

Hob. I:91-This four-movement work with a slow introduction is Haydn?s last symphony for ?Small? Orchestra i.e. without Trumpets and Timpani. However it has long passages for solo Violoncello and is also scored for two Bassoons. The editor of this edition recommends a performance with low Horns (additionally included in the wind set) to prevent the musical character of the Andante from being compromised by the predominantly high registers.Continuing the collaboration between Bärenreiter and the Henle publishing company in the areas of large choral works operas and symphonies this edition is appearing based on the Henle Complete Edition of theWorks of Joseph Haydn. The complete performance material for several of Haydn?s Sturm und Drang symphonies and all the London and Paris symphonies has already been published.- Based on the Henle Complete Edition of the Works of Joseph Haydn.- Orchestral parts in a large format (25.5 × 32.5 cm).- Full score & performance material (BA10978) available for sale.