Double Bass
Middle School
Foundational
Marcello : Cello Sonata in G major (arr. bass), Mvt. I
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- 1.Marcello's G-major Sonata on bass sits primarily in the lower register. The Adagio first movement is a slow singing test.
- 2.Baroque bow arm on bass: the longer bow arm of the double bass means a smaller proportion of the bow is used per note than on cello. Stay in the middle third.
- 3.G major on bass: open G and D strings are your intonation anchors. Every other note in G major should ring against one of them.
- 4.The slow movement must have harmonic direction. Practice identifying the bass-line progressions before the run-through.
- 5.Ornaments at cadences: a long-short (Baroque long trill) from the upper note. Practice the trill metric and in tempo.
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