Double Bass Cosi fan tutte

[Andy Mopley]

or tutti??..
in any case...is it incorrect to do a retake on all occasions, eg as per the bar after the 7 bars rest OR is the up then down bow shown elsewhere how this would be expected to be bowed?
Regards to all

 

[WG Plum]

????

(sorry, had to, carry on)

 

[David Potts]

I would lean more towards using the same first bowing all the the time because I feel that the intention is to shift the accent to the half note. What is not shown in the bow markings is that the half note down bow is preceded each time by two short up bows executed by the wrist and fingers. The pattern gives you greater bow control over style, shortness and steady rythm compared to the two quick down bows (retake) IMO. It is also easier to use the same amounts of length in the same part of the hair. In short, it is a much more balanced, less convulsive pattern.

 

[Mark_T]

I would lean more towards using the same first bowing all the the time because I feel that the intention is to shift the accent to the half note.

I'm terrible at doing bowings, but my instinct is to stick with a consistent pattern when possible and in the absence of contrary information (in this case, different articulation or dynamic markings). The context is slightly different in that you don't have as many notes leading up to it, but I think that should be overlooked in this case because as David Potts says, it seems the intent is to emphasize the half note on beat 2 over the down beat.

Moreover, a double down implies (but does not necessarily require, depends on the player/context) that the downbeat is shortened slightly to make room for a small retake, and I think that's going to stick out compared to the other ones.