Double bass and 1 other
inst.
SKU:
BR.DV-8109
Composed
by Johann Matthias
Sperger. Solo
instruments; stapled.
Deutscher Verlag.
Sperger, musician at the
Mecklenburg court in
Ludwigslust, achieved
fame above all with his
works for double bass.
Thematically, the A major
Adagio closely recalls
Anton Franz Hoffmeister?s
Double Bass Concerto No.
3. Classical period.
Piano reduction. 12
pages. Deutscher Verlag
fur Musik #DV 8109.
Published by Deutscher
Verlag fur Musik
(BR.DV-8109).
ISBN
9790200482898. 10 x 13
inches.
Johann
Matthias Sperger, no
doubt the leading double
bass player of his time,
was born on 23 March 1750
in the Lower Austrian
town of Feldsberg (today
Valtice, Czech Republic).
After studying in Vienna
and occupying various
posts in Pressburg and
Eberau, he was hired by
Grand Duke Friedrich
Franz I of
Mecklenburg-Schwerin for
the Duke's court ensemble
in Ludwigslust. There
Sperger died on 13 May
1812, a highly esteemed
man. His extensive
compositional oeuvre
(which includes 45
symphonies, chamher
works, church music and
concertos) found its
climax in his works for
double bass solo. His 18
concertos, sonatas and
chamber works for various
instrumental comhinations
off er the soloist
gratifying musical tasks
both from a musical as
well as a technical point
of view. The Adagio for
Double Bass and String
Quartet was composed
around 1796/97, no doubt
for the composer's own
use. The autograph
belongs to the
Landesbibliothek
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
(class. no. Mus. 5179).
The work is based on
thematic material from
the second movement of
Anton Franz Hoffmeister's
Double Bass Concerto No.
3. The relationship
between the two works and
the mutual influence of
both composers is plainly
visible.In order to allow
a performance of this
charming little work
without a string quartet,
we are also offering a
version with piano
accompaniment (DVfM 8109)
as well. Since the
original solo part was
written for a double bass
tuned in thirds and a
fourth (Viennese tuning:
A-D-F sharp-A), it was
necessary to arrange the
enclosed for the solo
tuning customary today: F
sharp-B-E-A. The editor
and publisher wish to
thank the
Landesbibliothek
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
for its permission to
print this first edition.
Klaus Trumpf, Munich,
Spring 1997 Klaus
Trumpf
Sperger,
musician at the
Mecklenburg court in
Ludwigslust, achieved
fame above all with his
works for double bass.
Thematically, the A major
Adagio closely recalls
Anton Franz Hoffmeister's
Double Bass Concerto No.
3.
