Sinfonia Piccola Score And Parts [HL:49017708]

Sinfonia Piccola, Op.66 Score And Parts.
Com­poser: Hummel, Bertold
In­stru­men­ta­tion: 8 double basses

Bertold Hummel composed the Sinfonia Piccola in 1978 for the first International Doublebass Competition on the Isle of Man. The work was premiered by the doublebass class students of Günther Klaus from the University of Würzburg under the Direction of Claus Kühnl. For thirty years the Sinfonia remained unpublished.

The European Premiere of the Schott Edition took place in November 2008 at the International Doublebass Festival Bass 2008, at the Conservatoire in Paris, precisely 30 years after its first performance at the Festival Isel of Man in 1978. This event brought together some of the most prominent doublebass personalities from eight different countries.

The work itself is conceived as a double quartet and the following seating position has proved to have been successful in performance: the ensemble should form as wide an open semi-circle as possible: Cb 4, Cb 3, Cb 2, Cb 1, Cb 5, Cb 6, Cb 7. Cb 8. The double basses 4 and 8 require the low C string. The ensemble can make an independent decision as to whether a conductor is necessary for performance; the work can be performed either with or without a conductor.

http://www.bertoldhummel.de/pdf-dateien/op66_usa_premiere.pdf

Published by Hal Leonard.
Series: String Ensemble. Double Bass Ensemble.
152 pages.
9.5 x 12 in.
HL:49017708
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