77 Baroque Bass Lines (compiled and edited by Lucas Drew)

  About the Collection The collection of "Etudes" drawn from the basso continuo parts of various Baroque sonatas for Flute and Keyboard, as well as the chorales of J.S. Bach, will, it is hoped, prove to be of musical as well as technical value to the student and aspiring professional performers on the double bass. Each of these lines should be studied for phrasing and sense of style, as well as technique, and the player should at all times be aware of the melodic and harmonic implications or functions of each in note, in addition to the technical demands of fingering and bowing. This collection may be used after the student has learned the various positions in order to help reinforce their knowledge of the fingerboard. Actual fingerings have been omitted in order to permit the player to make their own decisions here, consistent with the style and tempo of each line. Further, specific bowings have also been omitted, to help the player make their own, relatively simple decisions as regar