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A New Transcription and Performance Guide for J.S. Bach's Flute Partita, BWV 1013, for Solo Double Bass

abstract: The study and performance of J.S. Bach’s music has long been essential for every string musician. A transcription of the Flute Partita in A minor, BWV 1013, is an excellent addition to the double bass repertoire. This paper includes a performance guide that discusses the technical and musical considerations of each movement, and a new transcription for double bass.

Chapter 1 introduces the goals of the paper. Chapter 2 is an overview of the transcription that covers the reasoning behind the bowings, fingerings, note alterations, ornamentation, articulation, and interpretation included in the transcription. Chapters 3 through 6 discuss these technical and musical elements in the context of each movement of the Partita. There are two other transcriptions of this piece for double bass, both of which take a different approach to transcribing the music of Bach.

The transcription includes two different versions of the Partita: a version with bowings and note alterations, and a second version that also includes fingering suggestions. The bowings are based on Bach’s manuscript of the Violin Partitas in order to accurately recreate bowings that Bach would have written. The suggested fingerings serve as guidance for bassists who study this piece and are included separately to acknowledge that there are other fingering possibilities. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Music 2018

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:49383
Date January 2018
ContributorsWang, Chunyang (Author), Rotaru, Catalin (Advisor), Landschoot, Thomas (Committee member), Rogers, Rodney (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher)
Source SetsArizona State University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeDoctoral Dissertation
Format77 pages
Rightshttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved

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