Classical Arrangements for Bass Guitar
James Strange
- Enjoy
- these
- arrangements
- of
- classical
- piano
- and
- orchestral
- scores,
- adapted
- to
- be
- performed
- by
- the
- solo
- bass
- guitarist.
- Each
- piece
- has
- been
- crafted
- and
- arranged
- to
- be
- played
- within
- the
- limits
- of
- the
- bass
- guitar,
- using
- open
- strings,
- natural
- harmonics,
- and
- techniques
- such
- as
- tapping
- and
- double
- stopping
- in
- order
- to
- preserve
- the
- harmonies,
- texture
- and
- timbre
- of
- the
- original
- compositions.
- Each
- piece
- containsboth
- musical
- notation
- and
- TAB.Contains
- a
- large
- collection
- of
- pieces
- arranged
- for
- beginner,
- intermediate,
- and
- advanced
- players
- including...Bourrée
- no.1
- and
- no.2
- (Chopin)
...two
- simple
- studies
- (lower
- neck
- position
- work).Old
- French
- Song
- (Tchaikovsky)
...bass
- duet
- (scale,
- double
- stopping).Baroque
- Duet
- (Handel)
...accurate
- hand
- placement
- (developing
- careful
- aural
- skills).Julens
- Vuggesang
- (Grieg)
...a
- truly
- polyphonic
- solo
- piece
- for
- the
- bass
- guitar
- (introduces
- harmonics
- and
- open
- strings).Symphony
- No.7
- in
- A
- major
- (Beethoven)
...arranged
- and
- adapted
- from
- the
- orchestral
- score
- (with
- optional
- piano
- accompaniment).Children's
- Corner,
- mvt.
- VI
- (Debussy)
...lower
- and
- upper
- register
- playing
- (double
- stopping
- and
- string
- harmonics).Prelude
- in
- E
- minor
- (Chopin)
...developing
- strength
- (finger/fret
- technique
- pattern).Sarabande
- (Debussy)
...open
- harmonics,
- the
- highest
- and
- lowest
- ranges,
- and
- tapping
- and
- double
- stopping
- (intermediate/advanced
- level).Prelude
- in
- C#
- minor
- (Rachmaninoff)
...double
- stopping
- and
- open
- strings
- (thumb
- and
- hammer-on
- technique).Clair
- de
- Lune
- (Debussy)
...subtle
- tonal
- control
- (accurate
- technique
- and
- dynamic
- control).This
- book
- has
- been
- divided
- into
- three
- sections:
- Beginner,
- Intermediate,
- and
- Advanced.The
- beginner
- sectioncontains
- pieces
- with
- piano
- accompaniment
- or
- pieces
- which
- can
- be
- performed
- as
- a
- duet
- with
- another
- bass
- player.
- This
- allows
- the
- player
- the
- freedom
- to
- enjoy
- playing
- the
- works
- of
- Chopin,
- Tchaikovsky
- and
- Handel
- immediately.The
- intermediate
- section
- introduces
- a
- more
- polyphonic
- playing
- style
- with
- the
- use
- of
- pedal
- notes,
- open
- strings,
- double
- stopping
- and
- harmonics.Finally,
- the
- advanced
- sectionpresents
- three
- challenging
- solo
- pieces
- adapted
- from
- the
- works
- of
- Debussy
- and
- Rachmaninov,
- providing
- the
- opportunity
- to
- apply
- advanced
- techniques
- to
- perform
- musically
- loyal
- representations
- of
- the
- original compositions.
