makes available complete orchestral Bass parts. These are true and complete Bass parts (not excerpts) from the standard orchestral repertoire. The parts have been edited by a Bass player for Bass players and include the following notation improvements:
- Large format that fits your folder and the music stand
- Durable white paper with binding that will stay flat on the stand.
- Separate and complete parts for low E and low C instruments
- Traditional Measure numbers that do not count bars within first endings
- Large, easy to find brackets on repeat marks
- Leisurely page turns
- Standard rehearsal letters and common sub-letters
- Widely spaced notes in rapid passages
- Extended stems on 16th and 32nd notes
- Additional accidentals
- Limited but consistent bowings
Bass parts from will restore your confidence and joy in performance by eliminating distractions while reading the part.
editions are intended to correct:
- Problems associated with combined ‘cello-bass parts
- Difficulties related to poor lighting and small notes on brown paper with little contrast
- Parts that have been reduced to the equivalent of a miniature score
- Awkward and inconvenient page turns
- Low E-flat mine fields and the guessing game of when to go up when playing an instrument without a low C
- Absence of measure numbers in the parts to match the conductor’s score
Use Bass parts from and get your nose out of the page and your heart into the performance.
Related links:
Bob Gollihur,s Double Bass Links
Olympia Symphony Orchestra
Bremerton Symphony Association
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