Bass Quartets Book 3: Six Pieces for double bass quartet (arr. David Heyes)

About the Quartets Bass Quartets Book 3 is a collection of six exciting and accessible transcriptions from the 16th-20th century that lend themselves beautifully to the bass quartet medium. There are a few musical and technical challenges, alongside opportunities to play wonderfully inspiring music in concert or at home with friends. Bowings and dynamics can easily be adapted or amended to add further variety and interest to each. All the pieces have been successfully performed at Bass-Fest and other workshops and concerts, often played by massed forces. The editions include a score and four solo parts. Table of Contents 1. Rachel MacAndrew - Celtic Lament Originally for piano, this piece amply demonstrates the lyrical and sonorous qualities of the double bass quartet and is an atmospheric and evocative miniature with opportunities for soulful and sonorous solo and chordal playing. There is no documentation about Rachel MacAndrew and this may be the pseudonym for another composer, but