Transcription Series Book 2 (arranged by David Heyes) for double bass & piano
About the Book The Transcription Series Book 2 brings together five fun and accessible works for the intermediate and advanced 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. Each piece includes piano accompaniments for both solo and orchestral tuning. Table of Contents 1. Vittorio Monti - Czardas The term 'one-hit wonder' could be attached to many composers but possibly none more so than Vittorio Monti. His Czardas for violin and piano is surely one of the most popular works in the classical repertoire and has been arranged for almost every known instrumental combination. Czardas has long been a favourite showpiece or encore for double bassists and, in the hands of a great player, sounds as effortless as it does on the violin. It demonstrates so much of the potential of the instrume