Jump to content

classical music that is good/fun/a little bit challenging to play on bass?


bassguy

Recommended Posts

  • Members
Posted

ok, so im wanting to play a bit of classical on electric bass (melody) so that i can get a better hold on this album im writing

 

 

anyone suggest some? (im looking bassius' way because he knows that kinda stuff)

  • Members
Posted

Bach is always good....interesting & challenging stuff to play. It'll school you in theory too. Try the left hand part from anything from "the well-tempered clavier" or from one of the two part inventions. ;)

  • Members
Posted

Check out Ottorino Respighi's 'Ancient Airs and Dances', preferably the one done by the Philharmonia Hungarica. It's a bunch of centuries-old folk songs he penned for a full orchestra.

  • Members
Posted

sheetmusicplus.com

 

I play the same solos that I play on my DB on my electric.

If you're going to consider minoring in music, tabs are you enemy. Learning by ear is a great way to break into ear training and transcribing (also things a music minor/major must do) be sure that if you do learn by ear, write it down in standard music notation. you can print off staff paper from playthebass.com

 

by the way, Fur Elise is a fun one to play on bass...just ask Dark Slide

  • Members
Posted

Originally posted by bnyswonger



"chuckles"

:D

tabs for a fretless...;)

 

tchaikovsky's melodies from his symphonies are pretty slow and melodic

pachabel's tune...forget the name

 

G.D.E.B.C.G(on the E string).C.D.

 

 

 

 

:cool:

  • Members
Posted

The problem is some is written way out of range of a bass because the bass parts are for piano. You can buy classical bass music online at bassbooks.com. I bought Three Sonatas for Double Bass and Piano from them. I have a dinamite piece called Sonata no.23 in F Major but can't remember who wrote it, it didn't come out when I made a copy from the library.

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

×
×
  • Create New...