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Johann Pachelbel

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A Baroque ‘classic’ arranged for double bass quartet by David Heyes.

Three editions in D major (Higher/Lower) and G major are published together, and this is an excellent exercise in ensemble playing. Great fun for all – audience and players alike. Bass 4 plays the repetitive ground bass but, with a little judicious editing, this can be equally shared between the four basses.

Useful repertoire for players of equal ability and excellent transcription repertoire for any good bass quartet. The musical notation has been changed (no demi- semiquavers/16th notes) for ease of reading.

Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) was a German composer and teacher and, although he composed a wealth of sacred and secular music, he is known primarily for the Canon in D. His music was popular during his lifetime and was one of the most important composers of the middle Baroque period.

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Description

A Baroque ‘classic’ arranged for double bass quartet by David Heyes.

Three editions in D major (Higher/Lower) and G major are published together, and this is an excellent exercise in ensemble playing. Great fun for all – audience and players alike. Bass 4 plays the repetitive ground bass but, with a little judicious editing, this can be equally shared between the four basses.

Useful repertoire for players of equal ability and excellent transcription repertoire for any good bass quartet. The musical notation has been changed (no demi- semiquavers/16th notes) for ease of reading.

Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) was a German composer and teacher and, although he composed a wealth of sacred and secular music, he is known primarily for the Canon in D. His music was popular during his lifetime and was one of the most important composers of the middle Baroque period.

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About the Composer

Johann Pachelbel 1653-1706) was a German composer and teacher and, although he composed a wealth of sacred and secular music, he is known primarily for the Canon in D. His music was popular during his lifetime and was one of the most important composers of the middle Baroque period

About the Arranger

David Heyes (b.1960) studied double bass with Laurence Gray and Bronwen Naish, later at the Royal College of Music in London, and completed his post-graduate studies in Prague with František Pošta (Principal Bass, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra). He has given recitals and masterclasses in 20 countries over the past few years and has been a juror at a number of international competitions, three times as chairman. David’s collaborative work gained him a prestigious award from the David Walter Charitable Trust of New York for his pioneering activities as a soloist, teacher, publisher, and commissioner of new music for double bass and he works with composers throughout the world to expand the double bass repertoire by commissioning new music and by rediscovering forgotten ones. Since 1983 more than 700 works have been written for him, music from one to twenty basses and from beginner to virtuoso, and he has premiered ten contemporary concertos with orchestra. David began to compose in 2013 and has had music performed and recorded in 29 countries across five continents. He is a D’Addario Performing Artist and has recently commissioned a solo double bass from British master-luthier Martin Penning.

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