Double Bass Music for Vivaldi Sonatas for Double Bass

[Steve Freides]

I need to get Vivaldi Sonata #3 right away. A quick look on IMSLP found me only the cello originals (assuming I was even looking at the right thing.)

Any education appreciated here, are these transcribed cello sonatas, do they require a C extension if they are?

Also appreciate recommendations for published music and a source that reliably does quick turn-around and quick shipping.

Would be very happy to purchase the music to all of these (there are 6, I believe).

Need piano and bass arrangement/transcription, not orchestra parts.

Thanks very much.

-S-

 

[bassmastan]

Maestro @vitoliuzzi has all the sonata transcribed for bass on his website as a PDF somewhere, if I remember correctly they are just an octave down, no there is no need for C extension, I would assume the ones for cello with low C's would be arranged at pitch or with octave displacement of some kind. Ive played the 5th, theyre great for working on fundamentals

 

[Steve Freides]

Thank you - I found the bass parts by searching his site on the word "Vivaldi" - do you know if the piano parts are out there as well?

Cool.

-S-

 

[prhine]

Thank you - I found the bass parts by searching his site on the word "Vivaldi" - do you know if the piano parts are out there as well?

Cool.

-S-

I have music for the six sonatas, double bass and piano music. After not working on 'em for 10 or more years I've been working on 'em again lately. I don't know if the book I got years ago is out of print but I can send you the piano part if you're interested.

 

[Steve Freides]

I am ordering the whole thing to have, but I need #3 - would love PDF of the piano part.

Which edition do you have and do you like it? I am going to order today, looks like G. Schirmer and International are the choices, and my guess is that the International is better thought out, at least based on past experience with other music from both publishing companies.

-S-

 

[prhine]

I am ordering the whole thing to have, but I need #3 - would love PDF of the piano part.

Which edition do you have and do you like it? I am going to order today, looks like G. Schirmer and International are the choices, and my guess is that the International is better thought out, at least based on past experience with other music from both publishing companies.

-S-

Mine was published by Schirmer and edited by Lucas Drew. The scanner on my printer doesn't work. I'll see if I can scan the piano part another way and send it to you.

 

[prhine]

Mine was published by Schirmer and edited by Lucas Drew. The scanner on my printer doesn't work. I'll see if I can scan the piano part another way and send it to you.

BTW, yes I do like the book.

 

[Steve Freides]

OK, thanks.

-S-

 

[neilG]

Steve, you can use any of the keyboard realizations from IMSLP. There no "bass" version of the piano parts, nor is there really a bass version of the solo parts: they're just (badly) edited versions of the original, complete with, IMO, goofy bowings and fingerings.

 

[Steve Freides]

OK, thanks, Neil. Turns out they had this in stock, in the Schirmer edition, in the local Music and Arts, where I had to go, anyway - well, my son went for me - to pick up a new rubber foot for a student's bass, so I now have the printed music for both keyboard and bass.

You say keyboard realizations - I'm a half-decent figured bass player at the keyboard - were these composed as figured bass, do you know?

-S-

 

[neilG]

You say keyboard realizations - I'm a half-decent figured bass player at the keyboard - were these composed as figured bass, do you know?

-S-

Yes. Vivaldi, as was typical of the time, only wrote the solo line and a bass line. I don't know for a fact that he included figures. Sometimes in baroque works figures are not supplied. Any piano part you see has been realized from the bass line.

 

[Co.]

I recommend the Wiener Urtext edition.
9 Sonatas, seperate Cello and Continuo parts, piano realization, interesting texts on interpretation and performance practice. 31,50€ isn't cheap, but worth it.

Of course you'd have to make your own transcription. I played the E minor Sonata an octave down and used the C-extension for the very few low notes. The double bass transcriptions i have seen, just change the octave of the notes below E, nothing else. I have heard this piece played in the cello octave, for example by Christine Hook on her CD "Lé Phenix".
Or do you need a bass version with a piano part for solo tuning? Never seens it.

 

[neilG]

Complete Sonatas For Cello And Basso Continuo Sheet Music By Antonio Vivaldi (SKU: PR.UT050175) - Sheet Music Plus

 

[neilG]

Whatever you do, don't buy the edition with realizations by Dallapiccola. They are heinous.

 

[vitoliuzzi]

Whatever you do, don't buy the edition with realizations by Dallapiccola. They are heinous.

Until now I can read your question. Well, You can check in my website [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] in the FREE DOWNLOADS pages related to all PDFs which are the result of an international research. You can download it but I would prefer you TO BUY them and to use the PDFs only for having an idea. Naturally, They are free and remember that in my website there isn't any advertisement. I work only in the name of the great DOUBLE BASS. Bye !!! Vito

 

[Daniela Guzman]

Mine was published by Schirmer and edited by Lucas Drew. The scanner on my printer doesn't work. I'll see if I can scan the piano part another way and send it to you.

Hi, my name is Dani and I'm double bass student. Please I need the piano part of Six Sonatas for Antonio Vivaldi. Can you send me to [email protected]??
Thanks for you help!