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Bottesini : Gran Duo Concertante, opening (bass part)
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Panel-ready practice tips
- 1.Bottesini's Gran Duo is Italian opera on the bass: every long note should sing like a tenor on a sustained vowel.
- 2.Vibrato: wide and slow on the sustained opening melody. The bass's natural resonance supports a slower vibrato oscillation than violin.
- 3.Bow speed: broad and even strokes to sustain the singing quality. Do not let the bow slow at the tip and speed at the frog.
- 4.The high register passages: use a light bow stroke and arm weight rather than pressure. Pressure in thumb position produces a nasal, pinched tone.
- 5.Intonation on the long melodic lines: tune each phrase to its own tonic drone. The vocal quality Bottesini intended is only possible if the pitch is true.
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