Nessun Dorma

from Turandot
Double Bass Octet
Composer: Giacomo Puccini

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RMD1159
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Nessun Dorma is one of the world’s best loved opera arias which has been performed by the greatest tenors of the last hundred years. Arranged by David Heyes, it has much dramatic potential for the double bass octet with the soaring melody shared between basses 1 and 2.

A rich palette of tone colours can be explored, demonstrating the lyrical and cantabile possibilities of the double bass octet, creating an orchestral palette of accompaniment against which the soloists can ‘belt out a good tune.’ This has been popular in performance with musical challenges for each player.

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) was the most successful Italian opera composer of his generation and his operas are at the very heart of the international repertoire almost a century after his death

Turandot was Giacomo Puccini’s final opera and was left unfinished at the time of his death in 1924, completed two years later by Franco Alfano. It was premiered at La Scala in Milan on 25 April 1926 and has remained in the operatic repertoire to this day.

Who needs an overpaid tenor when eight basses can do the job!

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About David Heyes
Description

Nessun Dorma is one of the world’s best loved opera arias which has been performed by the greatest tenors of the last hundred years. Arranged by David Heyes, it has much dramatic potential for the double bass octet with the soaring melody shared between basses 1 and 2.

A rich palette of tone colours can be explored, demonstrating the lyrical and cantabile possibilities of the double bass octet, creating an orchestral palette of accompaniment against which the soloists can ‘belt out a good tune.’ This has been popular in performance with musical challenges for each player.

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) was the most successful Italian opera composer of his generation and his operas are at the very heart of the international repertoire almost a century after his death

Turandot was Giacomo Puccini’s final opera and was left unfinished at the time of his death in 1924, completed two years later by Franco Alfano. It was premiered at La Scala in Milan on 25 April 1926 and has remained in the operatic repertoire to this day.

Who needs an overpaid tenor when eight basses can do the job!

Read more

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ArrangerDavid Heyes
OrchestrationDouble Bass Octet
Publishers numberRMD1159

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About the Composer

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) was the most successful Italian opera composer of his generation and his operas are at the very heart of the international repertoire almost a century after his death

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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