Introduction & Tarantella

Solo Tuning
Double Bass & Piano
Composer: C. Franchi

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RMD1460
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Introduction & Tarantella is a fun and exciting work which is aimed at the good intermediate bassist. It follows the traditional tarantella format of a slow and lyrical introduction followed by a fast and furious tarantella, making extensive and effective use of the high harmonics. A lyrical middle section, demonstrating the cantabile and sonorous qualities of the double bass, interrupts the flow before the tarantella music returns ending with a lively and energetic coda which brings the music to a fast and virtuosic conclusion
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David Heyes
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Introduction & Tarantella is a fun and exciting work which is aimed at the good intermediate bassist. It follows the traditional tarantella format of a slow and lyrical introduction followed by a fast and furious tarantella, making extensive and effective use of the high harmonics. A lyrical middle section, demonstrating the cantabile and sonorous qualities of the double bass, interrupts the flow before the tarantella music returns ending with a lively and energetic coda which brings the music to a fast and virtuosic conclusion
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EditorDavid Heyes
OrchestrationDouble Bass & Piano
Publication DateMar-24

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About the Composer

Very little is known about C. Franchi although he was believed to have been a 19th- century Neapolitan bassist, with the forename Carmine. He may have lived in Monaco for much of his working life and been a bassist with the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra. One thing that is certain is that Franchi composed three works for double bass, all published by Costallat & Cie in Paris, of which the Introduction & Tarantella is his most popular and performed.

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About the Editor

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.