Bass Quartets Book 5 for double bass quartet (arr. Heyes)

About the Book Bass Quartets Book 5 is a collection of six inventive and exciting transcriptions from the 18th and 19th centuries which 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 venues or at home with friends. Bowings and dynamics, alongside dynamics and articulations, can easily be adapted or amended to add further variety and interest. Some of the pieces have been successfully performed at Bass-Fest and other workshops and concerts, often played by massed forces, and are ideal for the intermediate bass quartet. The edition includes a score and four solo parts. Table of Contents 1) Charles Gounod (1818-1893) - Funeral March of a Marionette Originally for solo piano or orchestra, this evocative miniature 'tone poem' transcribes well for double bass quartet and has great character and energy. There are few challenges but scope to explore musical and fun