Incipit | I. (Double Bass Solo) |
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 movements |
Composition Year | 1762 |
Genre Categories | Concertos; For double bass, orchestra; Scores featuring the double bass; |
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Work Title | Concerto for Double Bass No.2 in E major |
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Composer | Dittersdorf, Carl Ditters von |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Kr.172 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | ICD 9 |
Key | E-flat major (or E major) - (bass plays in D major) |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 movements:
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1762 |
First Publication. | 1938 — B. Schott's Söhne |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Classical |
Piece Style | Classical |
Instrumentation | Solo: double bass Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 horns, strings, continuo |
External Links | Henle |
Extra Information | The Sperger manuscript uses Viennese tuning, raised a semitone to E♭ major: Thus the solo double bass is written in D major and sounds a semitone higher than usual. In the Tischer-Zeitz edition, the orchestra plays in E major, and the bass is notated in D major |