Transcription Series Book 1 (arranged by David Heyes) for double bass & piano

About the Book The Transcription Series Book 1 brings together five fun and accessible works for the intermediate bassist, arranged by David Heyes. Ideal as either study or recital repertoire, each piece offers a range of musical and technical challenges, primarily in the orchestral register, and emphasizes the lyrical and cantabile potential of the double bass. Table of Contents Johann Friedrich Burgmüller - Nocturne No.1 for double bass & piano Nocturne No.1 has been very popular with intermediate students who are not quite ready to play in thumb position yet but have a good knowledge of the positions up to harmonic G (one octave above the open string). The advanced version is played primarily in thumb position and emphasizes the lyrical and cantabile qualities of the double bass. Both accompaniments are for orchestral tuning. 19th-century German composer-pianist J.F. Burgmüller (1806-1874) lived most of his life in Paris and wrote in a lyrical and romantic style, typical of t