Classical Favorites for Electric Bass (Book)
Solos and Duets

Improve your bass guitar technique and musicality by studying the music of the masters. Classical Favorites for Electric Bass is a collection of solos and duets featuring the music of Bach, Beethoven, Haydn, Dragonetti and other composers of the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods. Some of these pieces are well-known and others are a bit off the beaten path, but each composition encourages technical and musical development in players who want to expand the s ...more

Product Number:
30654
Format:
Book
Skill Level:
Intermediate-Advanced
Notation Type:
Standard Notation and Tab
Pages:
88
Binding:
Squareback Saddle Stitched
Size:
8.75 x 11.75
ISBN:
1-5134-6302-0
ISBN13:
978-15134-6302-5
Publisher:
Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Date Published:
2/1/2019

Improve your bass guitar technique and musicality by studying the music of the masters. Classical Favorites for Electric Bass is a collection of solos and duets featuring the music of Bach, Beethoven, Haydn, Dragonetti and other composers of the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods. Some of these pieces are well-known and others are a bit off the beaten path, but each composition encourages technical and musical development in players who want to expand the scope of the electric bass beyond traditional bass lines.

This book is written in standard bass clef notation and tablature and is recommended for the intermediate to advanced player.

SOLOS

Bourrée (G. F. Handel)
Minuet I from Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major (J. S. Bach)
Minuet II from Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major (J. S. Bach)
Gigue from Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor (J. S. Bach)
Meditation (C. Dancla)
Scherzo from Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Major (F. J. Haydn)
Presto from Piano Sonata No. 5 in G Major (F. J. Haydn)
Petite Bourrée (Angelo de Prosse)
Mazurka (F. Chopin)
First Loss (R. Schumann)
Trio from Cello Sonata #1 in E Minor (Johannes Brahms)
Elégie (Gabriel Fauré)
Gavotte (J. S. Bach)
Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major (J. S. Bach)
Contredanse (Beethoven)
The Blue Butterfly (C. Deberiot)
Waltz No. I (D. Dragonetti)
Waltz No. III (D. Dragonetti)
After a Dream (Gabriel Fauré)
Gavotte (F. J. Gossec)
Largo (G. F. Handel)
 
 
DUETS

Minuet I from Partita #1 (J. S. Bach) 
Divertissement (W. A. Mozart)
Canon in Octaves (C. Dancla) 
Minuet in G Major (Beethoven) 
German Dance (Beethoven) 
Canon in Unison (G. Telemann) 
Invention (J. S. Bach) 
Old French Song (Tchaikovsky) 
 
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