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This lesson will demonstrate the use of Baroque music arrangements on Viennese tuning. The solo literature for modern instrument unfortunately can not claim any original Baroque pieces within its standard repertoire, and neither can the Viennese tuning at this stage of research. However, similarly to the modern repertoire, there is a whole range of standard bass arrangements that can be performed on Viennese tuning too, thus enlarging its repertoire. Some of them can be performed even more comfortably than on the regular bass!
We will begin by demonstrating how the well known Eccles Sonata and a Handel's Oboe Concerto arrangement (also know as Sonata) can be rendered. The Eccles arrangement is centered on F# string thus enabling the arpeggio passages, while the Handel's Concerto preserved the top string use as in the standard bass arrangement. The other well known set of Baroque arrangements popular with bassists are the Bach violoncello suites. These can also be performed on Viennese tuning, as will be seen here through the Prelude sample of each. All Bach suites in Viennese arrangement were conceived to be at or near the original cello pitch. The lesson ends by showcasing the two samples from the other popular Bach's pieces: the Menuet form the B Minor Flute Suite and the famous Orchestra Suite Air. Both of these samples can be performed comfortably an octave lower in the orchestra register too.
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Posted: December 12, 2009