Easy Concert Pieces Vol.2

Classique

Contenu

C. Simpson: Divisions I and II
C. Vietórisz: Chorea hungarica
A. Corelli: Largo affetuoso
P. de Paepen: Loure
J.S. Bach: Aria from "Peasant Cantata"
E.P. Chédeville: Rigaudon
J. Haydn: Andante from "The Surprise Symphony"
W.A. Mozart: German Dance KV 600, No. 2
J. Reinagle: Andante
Traditional: Sailor's Hornpipe
D. Dragonetti: Waltz
G. Bottesini: Two Easy Pieces (Adagio/Allegretto)
G. Bottesini: Two Miniatures (Allegretto/Lento)
P.I. Tschaikowsky: Marsh from "The Nutcracker"
G. Laska: Elégie
A. Gretchaninoff: Burlesque
A. Gretchaninoff: Thieves and Policeman
B. Bartók: Round Dance
P. Hindemith: Easy Piece
H. Regner: Please Don't Stumble
D. Kemminer: Happy New Year
C. Mohrs: Dance of the Forest Fairy

Description :

The 'Easy Concert Pieces' series presents a varied selection of easy concert pieces for double bass and piano from the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical periods through to the modern era. To facilitate choosing individual pieces for performance and auditions at music schools, competitions or examinations these pieces have been ordered according to level of musical and technical difficulty.

Book 1 (ED 22551) contains pieces in half and first position. Pieces in each position and some using position changes are presented from each era. Simple techniques such as portato, staccato and legato bowing are introduced along with pizzicato, using rudimentary dynamics ranging from piano to forte, crescendo and decrescendo and simple phrasing. The pieces selected here are varied in character with memorable tunes, a few different time signatures and simple rhythms.