J.S. Bach - Suite III in C major, The Complete Bach Edition for Double Bass
J.S. Bach - Suite III in C major, transcribed for double bass. Contains 8 individual parts for Sources A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and a blank copy, as well a score comparison of Sources A-E. 125 pages in 9 pdfs, available as a download: 45 pages of score and 80 pages of individual parts.
These transcriptions of J.S. Bach’s cello suites for double bass try to answer this question: what would a comprehensive edition of these works look if it were made for the double bass? The answer to that question has lead me to make an edition that reproduces the markings from 5 sources (Sources A through E), which in turn have been used to reconstruct two sets of bowings that presumably came from Bach’s own hand (the lost Sources F and G). Also included is a score that compares Sources A through E against each other, as well as a blank copy that has no markings.
The manuscripts that exist are copies themselves, made from Bach’s original sources, and by themselves, their accuracy is inconsistent and unreliable to performers. An Urtext edition of these works could never exist under these circumstances, but this edition gives enough information and flexibility to the performer to make their own informed decisions about how to approach performing these pieces on the bass.
These transcriptions try to remove editorial decisions that dominate other editions of these pieces in the following ways:
-No notes have been changed from the original sources.
-Only bass and treble clefs are used to avoid using tenor clef.
-Optimal formatting of the music is used in a way that’s friendly for performers.
All of the standard options for keys have been included as separate items, but if anyone wishes to have a suite prepared in a different key, I’m happy to make a transposition that meets your needs. Please visit my contact page for more information..
J.S. Bach - Suite III in C major, transcribed for double bass. Contains 8 individual parts for Sources A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and a blank copy, as well a score comparison of Sources A-E. 125 pages in 9 pdfs, available as a download: 45 pages of score and 80 pages of individual parts.
These transcriptions of J.S. Bach’s cello suites for double bass try to answer this question: what would a comprehensive edition of these works look if it were made for the double bass? The answer to that question has lead me to make an edition that reproduces the markings from 5 sources (Sources A through E), which in turn have been used to reconstruct two sets of bowings that presumably came from Bach’s own hand (the lost Sources F and G). Also included is a score that compares Sources A through E against each other, as well as a blank copy that has no markings.
The manuscripts that exist are copies themselves, made from Bach’s original sources, and by themselves, their accuracy is inconsistent and unreliable to performers. An Urtext edition of these works could never exist under these circumstances, but this edition gives enough information and flexibility to the performer to make their own informed decisions about how to approach performing these pieces on the bass.
These transcriptions try to remove editorial decisions that dominate other editions of these pieces in the following ways:
-No notes have been changed from the original sources.
-Only bass and treble clefs are used to avoid using tenor clef.
-Optimal formatting of the music is used in a way that’s friendly for performers.
All of the standard options for keys have been included as separate items, but if anyone wishes to have a suite prepared in a different key, I’m happy to make a transposition that meets your needs. Please visit my contact page for more information..
J.S. Bach - Suite III in C major, transcribed for double bass. Contains 8 individual parts for Sources A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and a blank copy, as well a score comparison of Sources A-E. 125 pages in 9 pdfs, available as a download: 45 pages of score and 80 pages of individual parts.
These transcriptions of J.S. Bach’s cello suites for double bass try to answer this question: what would a comprehensive edition of these works look if it were made for the double bass? The answer to that question has lead me to make an edition that reproduces the markings from 5 sources (Sources A through E), which in turn have been used to reconstruct two sets of bowings that presumably came from Bach’s own hand (the lost Sources F and G). Also included is a score that compares Sources A through E against each other, as well as a blank copy that has no markings.
The manuscripts that exist are copies themselves, made from Bach’s original sources, and by themselves, their accuracy is inconsistent and unreliable to performers. An Urtext edition of these works could never exist under these circumstances, but this edition gives enough information and flexibility to the performer to make their own informed decisions about how to approach performing these pieces on the bass.
These transcriptions try to remove editorial decisions that dominate other editions of these pieces in the following ways:
-No notes have been changed from the original sources.
-Only bass and treble clefs are used to avoid using tenor clef.
-Optimal formatting of the music is used in a way that’s friendly for performers.
All of the standard options for keys have been included as separate items, but if anyone wishes to have a suite prepared in a different key, I’m happy to make a transposition that meets your needs. Please visit my contact page for more information..