Double bass quartet

for 3 double basses and cello solo

Piotr Zabielski

       
    
1. Adagio maestoso
  
Violoncello  
mf sf p
      
      
Contrabass 1 
 
mf sf p
     
Contrabass 2
      

mf
    sf p
        
Contrabass 3
  
mf sf p


A Andante

rall.

  
7
 
 
 
Vc

                     
f

Cb1
  
          
     
mp

                       
Cb2
   
mp
               
Cb3
                  
mp
   

10  
 
Vc  
    
Cb1
                     

                                 
Cb2    
                                 
Cb3
    
 
2
12
    
Vc  
    
Cb1
       

                          
Cb2     

                
Cb3
 
sf sf


14
 

   
Vc   

    
Cb1   

                          
f

Cb2     

 
Cb3
   
sf sf sf sf

     
               
16

Vc    
   
mf f p

                  

Cb1


mf

                
f p

Cb2 
f p
  
Cb3
   

sf sf f p
   B         3

     
  
18

Vc  

f
   
            
  
Cb1

            
f

     
Cb2


  
f
           
Cb3
      
f
 


      
 
22
    
Vc    

p f pesante pp

 
     
arco

    
pizz.

Cb1      

p f pesante pp

      
 
arco
   
pizz.
Cb2      
p f pesante

pp

       
pizz. arco
   
Cb3
   

 
p f pesante pp
 2. Allegro rall. A tempo
 C  arco
  
4

          
pizz.

    
Violoncello

f

   
  arco
  
  
pizz.

Contrabass 1
       
f

        
   
pizz.
  
arco
Contrabass 2   
f

     arco
 
pizz.
 
             
Contrabass 3
 
f

     
D arco

pg.
 
8
     
pizz.

 

Vc
mf
sfp sf sf pp

           
sul pont.

pizz.

   
arco
Cb1    
mf sfp sf sf pp

   
         
sul pont.

pizz. arco
Cb2    
mf sfp sf sf pp

     
  
sul pont.
       
pizz. arco

Cb3
      
mf sfp sf sf pp
 5

                  
18 pizz.
Vc     
ff p 3 3 sf
         
         
pizz.
  
Cb1 
3 3

               
ff p sf

     
pizz.
Cb2  
ff p 3 3 sf

                    
 

pizz.
  
Cb3
 
ff p 3 3 sf


E furioso
27

arco
Vc           
         
f

                 

Cb2 
           
mp
            
Cb3
 
mp


31

      
Vc
    
    


Cb1

   
                    
Cb2 

            
Cb3
 
6


35
 
Vc         
 
  


Cb1 
   
                    
Cb2 

            

Cb3
             


39
  
Vc     
             
Cb2
          

       

            
Cb3
 

F pizz.

44

Vc                          
mf

                         
pizz.
Cb1 
  
mf

   
                      
Cb2 

mf
   
Cb3
                        
mf
 
7
molto rall.

    
48
 
attaca

 
arco
         
Vc


  
p arco
          
attaca

    
Cb1


     

p
          
pesante attaca

Cb2      


p
               
attaca

   
pesante
Cb3
 
p

 3. Largo misterioso
G
     
1
     
dolce
Violoncello     
   
p mp mp

         
Contrabass 1 

p mp pp

        
arco
Contrabass 2   
p mp pp

  
arco

Contrabass 3
          
3 3 3 3
p mp pp

H
 
6
 
Vc   

  

 
3 3 3 3

 
pp

Cb1
  
   
3 3 3 3

    
Cb2  
mp

              3

3 3 3 3

 
3
Cb3
 
3 3 3 3 3 3
      
8


9
  
Vc     
 3  3  3  3  p                       
3 3

Cb1
 
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

                
Cb2 
 
3 3 3 3

            

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Cb3


    
rall.
    
I Andante
  
12
    
Vc  
   
ppp f
     
Cb1
   
3 3 3 3

ppp mf
    
       
Cb2 

pp ppp mf

   
Cb3
        
3 3 3 3 ppp mf

            
17

Vc
    
mp

     
   
Cb1      
  
mp
      
  
Cb2  

     
mp
          
pizz.

Cb3
  
mp
 
9
 
   
22

Vc         

  
ppp smorzando
         
 

Cb1 

ppp smorzando
 
Cb2
   
   



  


ppp smorzando
 
    
arco
      
Cb3
  
ppp smorzando
10


4. Allegro
  
1
       
    
  
Violoncello

 
ff
     
Contrabass 1
         

       
f

     
Contrabass 2   
f
           
   

Contrabass 3

  
f

J
    
       
8
    
Vc      

                         

p sf p

        
Cb1
  
p
       
 
 
 
  mp mp

            
Cb2              
p
          mp

mp
    
            
     
Cb3

p mp mp

          K 
                   
13

Vc            
ff
 
ff

                         
Cb1
  

        

ff f

  
 
 
 
 
 
           
Cb2           

ff f
           


              
             
Cb3
 
ff f
 11

    
19
  L Tempo di valse
           

Vc

       
            
Cb1

        
      
pizz.

     
Cb2 
f

    
pizz.
    
           
  

Cb3


f


27 giocoso
   
       

Cb1 
ff
             
Cb2
            

             
                       
Cb3
  

    
34
            
Cb1   

               
Cb2
         
                
       
  
  
 
 
Cb3
  
12
M A tempo allegro
  
42
 
1. 2.

Vc        
ff

arco

  
Cb1             

   
f
   
          
arco
Cb2
  
f

        
   
arco

Cb3
     
  
 
f

            
49

    
    


Vc

       
   
 
    
Cb1

          
   

Cb2     

   
     

     
   

Cb3


  
56
        

 
Vc

 
ff
   
Cb1
      

Cb2
    


 




         
   
Cb3
 
 
13
   
sounds in this bar ad lib.
 
61
     
pesante
     

Vc 


fff fp sff
    
   
 
pesante

Cb1
       
fff fp sff

     
      
pesante
        
Cb2 
fff fp sff

      
pesante
  
      

Cb3
  


fff fp sff