Double Bass ALL about GIOVANNI BOTTESINI (1821/1889)

[vitoliuzzi]

Dear collegues,
in all of the world there's only ONE book about Giovanni Bottesini and it's italian. Not the one of Lisei in which there are some mistakes but the one of Gaspare Nello Vetro. Inside of it you can find ALL but really all about Giovanni Bottesini whth all the notices you can want about "Il Paganini del Contrabbasso": cronology, all compositions and old recordings, all life with an incredibles number of details and so on. 190 pages written with very little characters. I know, it's only in italian but it's the most great book that we have that we have about this incredible man.
For me it's impossible to translate it. But with translator it's possible to understand the main sense in the most of languages.

Well, I decided to upload it on my site [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] (go to Bottesini's pages and then you can download it freely ... absolutely no virus or other else).

I hope you enjoy it.

My best regards and happy new year.

Vito Liuzzi

p.s.: let me know if you have some problems. And if you like you can freely sign my Guestbook. I would be happy.

 

[fergus currie]

If I get a virus from this I'm going to track you you down and detune a couple of strings on your bass and not tell you which they are!

 

[Nathan Parker]

You can tune these things?

Thanks, Vito. Seems nifty.

 

[vitoliuzzi]

You can tune these things?

Thanks, Vito. Seems nifty.

Well, you know ... usually I tune my strings once in a year!
It's better for strings .... you know, it's easier to played detuned that tuned, so why do I have to tune my strings?!!

Happy year

Friendly

Vito

 

[pand]

What is better - tuning in summer or winter?

 

[Paul Warburton]

Tuning limits your creativity.

 

[Abbey Grech]

Hi all! Can someone forward me the book please? As I cannot seem to download it from anywhere. Thanks!

 

[Hans on Bass]

Hi all! Can someone forward me the book please? As I cannot seem to download it from anywhere. Thanks!

The post is from 2009

 

[Abbey Grech]

I know I'm hoping someone has the pdf still and can forward it to me

 

[neilG]

I'm pretty sure that Vito's site is gone because he violated the copyright laws of every country that ever printed books or music. It's the internet age: you should be able to get online and contact used books stores in Italy and find a copy. Gaspare Nello Vetro "Giovanni Bottesini" (Parma 1989)

 

[marcox]

Au contraire, mon ami — Vito's site still exists, but the page dedicated to the book in question doesn't offer a download.

The Double Bass Blog - " il Contrabbasso "

prof.dr. Vito Liuzzi Blog Doublebass Contrabbasso

liuzzivito.blogspot.com

As @neilG points out, it is available from sellers like Abe Books.

Giovanni Bottesini, 1821-1889 - AbeBooks

Giovanni Bottesini e la civilita musicale cremasca. Atti del convegno di studi crema 25 Ottobre 1989. Celebrazioni del centenario di Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1889). by ARPINI, Flavio MARIANI, Elena editors [Bottesini *° Music °*] : and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles...

www.abebooks.com

 

[neilG]

Au contraire, mon ami — Vito's site still exists, but the page dedicated to the book in question doesn't offer a download.

The Double Bass Blog - " il Contrabbasso "

prof.dr. Vito Liuzzi Blog Doublebass Contrabbasso

liuzzivito.blogspot.com

Okay. I see it doesn't have the 100+ pages of scanned music it used to contain.