Double

Bass Concerto No.2

In A minor for bass in orchestra tuning (E-A-d-g) Giovanni Bottesini
Arr/Ed. Isaac Trapkus Transposed from the B minor manuscript for bass and piano
(1821-1889)
I
   
 
Allegro Moderato

     
Contrabass

            
        
  
 
   

                      
Piano 

  


 



   
 
       
           
Solo espressivo


5
3 3


Cb.

                  



  
3


3

   
            
 

             
   
Pno.

  

              
            
8 3 3


3 3 3

 
Cb.

         



            
   
                   
      
     
Pno.

  
   

                
11

  
3 3 3 3 3

 

Cb.

    
      
dim.  3


 
        
            
          
     
Pno.

 

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          
 
   
14


3 3 3

  
Cb.

                   

 
cresc.

  
       
              
      
cresc.

      
Pno.

 

 
       
      
      
17 3


3


3 3

    
Cb.

                       

3

 
         
    
           
      
 
  
Pno.

  

        
           
 
20 3



Cb.

                           

 3
3

    

3 3

  
3



         
     
  
Pno.

                       
  
23 3 3 3
3 3 3

    
Cb.

            
cresc.

  
  

  
3 3

                   
cresc.

 
Pno. 




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                         
26 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3

     
Cb.

       
      
3  cresc.

  
                    
  
3


3
Pno. 

 
 
     
                  
 
29 3 3 3


3

  
Cb.

                            
cresc. 3 3 

         
           
  

Pno. cresc.





     
              
   
       
   
32 3 3
3 3 3 3

     
Cb.

                  
 
3 3
3


3


     
cresc.

     cresc. 

      

    
   
Pno.

   
          
        
         
 
35

   
    
Cb.

           
 

 


    
(rall.)


 

     
       
Pno.  


   


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        
 
         

   
38

  
 
 
   
Cb.

  


  


   
              
           
       
3 3

  
Pno. 

                  


     

     

41

  
  
     
Cb.

      



cresc.

 
    
                        
   
cresc.

         
3
Pno.  3

 


    
                     
      
     
44

   
        
Cb.

    
3

 
3
cresc. 

 


                      



       
cresc.


 
Pno.


 
  
               
                   
  
47

     
Cb.

        
    
3 3 3

       
  
3
  3
 3

               
  
   
  
Pno.

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
                         
50 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

      
Cb.

          
 
      
3

    
 cresc.

 
   

 
           
      
Pno. cresc.





   


    
       
                
 
 
53 3


3

   
Cb.

           
 3

 
    
           


   
Pno. 

 

 


 


       


       
      
56


     
Cb.

              


      
3


          3 
         




Pno.  

  


     

           
59 3
3



   
Cb.

              
cresc.

                   

         
      
           
  
Pno.

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 
         
  

      
   
     
62

     
      
Cb.

                      
 3 cresc.

      
3

     
        
Pno.   

  
cresc.


  

 
            
    

      
 
  
66
3 3 3

  
             
Cb.

          
  


          

3 3 3

           
  
       
    



Pno.

  

       
      
     
                 


69
3 3

  
      
Cb.

              

3 

  
3

       
    
             
  
Pno.

 
             
   
3 3


72


        
Cb.

                


 
3


3
3 3
3

                 

             
   
  
 
Pno.

 

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    
       
          
      
3
75 3
3

   
Cb.

                         

3


3 3
3

                
           

      
 
 
Pno.

  
 
     
     
 
   
             
       
79

    
Cb.

       
3


dim. 3

  

            
                 
meno

      
Pno.

 

 
             

                           
         
82

 

   
             
Cb.

          


     
 
  
                



        
Pno.





           
    
                  
 
 
    
   
85

     
  
 
   
  
Cb.

                       

  
    

       
       
                      
 
  

  
Pno.

   
   

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  
 
       

 
89

  
        
              
Cb.

    
   


                 
 



     
 
  

   
Pno.

     

    
         


                                
              
94

 
  
Cb.

    

Cadenza 


 
     
 
Pno.

  
           
   
      
3

  
3

 
3

 
3

              
98

        
Cb.

 
 3

 
3

      
        
    
    
            

101


Cb.

 
            
  
 
                
    

         

     
103

  
Cb.

 
                             
                   
108

Cb.

         
  
                           
         
111

    
Cb.

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    
  
               

 
a tempo

  
  
 


116

  


      
 

  
    
               
Cb.

       
            
        



 
a tempo 3 3 *)

     
      

            
   
  3 3
3


Pno. 3 3 3

    

                
                                       
121

 
  
                
Cb.


  


       
     
               
               
     


   
Pno.

  
  
 
                                       

124
(stretto)

   
        
        
Cb.

         

   
  
cresc.


(stretto)

        
        
       
Pno. cresc. 


  


   
     
    
127

    
  
Cb.

      
   
      
   
           
 
Pno.

      
 
*) Measures 118 and 119 of the solo line differ in Bottesini's other transcriptions of this concerto. Some bassists may
prefer to play m.118 an octave higher and then m.119 an octave lower with varying pickups into m.120.
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     
  
Andante

 
        
Contrabass

  
                
            
   
     
                                  
  


Piano  

            
    

     
           

6

      
  
Cb.

                      
 


           
 
   
                           


  
Pno.

   
      
       
                  

11

Cb.

        
        
cresc.

                 
 
              
 
cresc.

   
Pno.

 
  

            
    
15

  
    
Cb.

    
                      
     


  


      


         
 
   
     
Pno.

 


 
 

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        
            
   

            
19

   
 
Cb.

       
           
      



 
 
              
 



 
  

 



Pno.

 


 
   

                
       
23


  
Cb.

             


  
  
         

cresc.


                         
        
Pno. cresc.


    
  
        
      
        
    
 
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 

       
Cb.

                
      
 cresc.

                      
                           
        
 
Pno. cresc.

      
                       
        
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   

Cb.

       
     
cresc.

    
                 
cresc.


Pno.

 
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  
       
    
          

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
Cb.

   
          
 dim.

    
             
     
           


      
Pno. 

 
  
 
  
diminendo

    
              
37

       

Cb.

          


         

                 
      
    


   
Pno.

    
 
        
   


 
40

         

     
Cb.

    


       
       
dim.

     
Pno.


   
 

                
       
             

42


poco rall.

    
     
Cb.

    
    
poco rall.

   
  
           



Pno.

   
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          
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a tempo

Cb.

            


  
a tempo

       
  
  


   
Pno.

     

       


      
  
          
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               

Cb.

     
cresc.

       

 
             
 
Pno.

   
cresc.

 
      
           
   

51

      
 
Cb.

        
 

   
     
 

  
Pno.

  

   

   


    
   



53

   
Cb.


 


       




        
    


Pno.

  
 
 
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      
           
         



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          
Cb.


                         

       


           

           


          
cresc.  dim.

  
Pno.

   

        
             
 
58

     
Cb.

            
  
  
  
 

     
      
        
                       



 
Pno.

  


                
61
rall. dim.


Cb.

         
                   
rall. . . . .


 
         

Pno.

 
dim.

   
  
    
        
63

Cb.

                              
   
            
       
Pno. 

    
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            
  
rall.


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
    rall.    
Cb.

      
      
    
     
     
    
    
Pno. colla parte 


   
III
       
Allegro

     
 
             
Contrabass

      
         
 

     
         
   
       
           
  
     
Piano 

      

    
 
   
          

              


 
              
             
7

     
  
                 
            
Pno.

            

     
       

13

     

   
     
Cb.

             
               


           
                          

      
Pno. 



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
           
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Cb.

     

   
                 


     


                
       
 



Pno.





    
 
                          
26

Cb.

                             
                           
               

Pno. cresc.

  

      
          
          
32

Cb.

                        
  


               

        
        

Pno. 


 

       
                            
      
38


Cb.

                             
cresc.

                    

                   
   
Pno.
cresc.

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                     
   
  
45

  
       
Cb.


         


  


   
 dim.

    

    
             

Pno.  




  

  


      
          

               

51

    
Cb.

                         
cresc. 

                 

        
      
Pno.

 
cresc. 

 

 
 

      

       
57

   
   
Cb.

            



        
  
     




    
Pno. 

 



      
61

          
Cb.


   
        
   
            
 



Pno.




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     
      
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          
Cb.

    
     

  
  
    
    
   
         
        
 
Pno.


  

      
              


  
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                 
Cb.

                        



   
  
                 
 


Pno. 

 

♮  ♯
  


                 
  
 
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 
Cb.

                                 
cresc. 
 cresc. cresc.

     
  
   

 
                       
    
cresc.

    
Pno. () cresc. 


  



           


        
 

     
83

        

Cb.

             
     
 

   
  
           
 

       
Pno.

     
 
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     
 
      

            
89

    
 
     
             
Cb.

       



    



   
      
   
Pno.  




     
             


           

  

94

Cb.

        


     

               
              
         
  
Pno.

 

       
  
          
99


Cb.

            
         
                    
      

Pno.

 
 

  
         
       

104


Cb.

                   




      
 

  
Pno.


 

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   
                  
         
        
109

       
Cb.

                       


   
 cresc.

                
 
               
Pno. 
cresc.

 

          
          

115

       
 
    
     
Cb.

 
                


                  
          
   
Pno.

 


               
                 
   
 
119

 
Cb.

     


    
cresc.

     


       
             
 


  
Pno.


cresc.

 


 

    

  
   
  
124

 
Cb.

           

     








 




          
  
               
    
Pno.

  
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         
       
129


Cb.


              
    


      
          
    
    
    
  
Pno.






                  
        
135

Cb.

         
    
        
    
                    
  
   

 
Pno.

 

                    
        
140


Cb.

                    
   
cresc.

                

     
     

   
Pno. cresc.

 

      
               
   
145

Cb.

                    



 


                 

    
  

Pno.  

 
  

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 
150

Cb.

          





   




               
     
  
Pno.

         
              
             
155

  
      
Cb.

            


        
cresc.

    
      
                   
Pno. 


cresc.




               
     
     
160

  

Cb.

                
dim. 

        

             
dim. 


Pno.


 

       
     
       

 
       
165

Cb.

                   


   
cresc.

        
       
      
 
 
Pno. 
cresc.



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    
   
 
170
Animando

            
Cb.

      
      


  
Animando

   
          
        


 
Pno.

  


   

   
173

   
          
Cb.

    
     
  
                   
           
Pno.

   

               

   
177

 
Cb.

   


  




    






             
  
Pno.

 


    

         
 
181

Cb.

  


        

   
  

Pno. 


 

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            
                      
183

 

Cb.

                 


     
      
              
      
Pno.


 
                               
188

                
Cb.

                   



cresc.

  cresc.
    
                


     
Pno.

   


   
               
 
193

        
Cb.

           
 
       
                    
  
Pno.

      
       

          
 


198

          
Cb.

                


 
           

           
           

Pno.

      


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 
      
        
                    
204

Cb.

         

     


          
     
         
 
      
 
  

Pno.

  

       
              
        
210


Cb.

              


  





         
 
           
 
Pno.

 
           
       
216

Cb.

    
  






   





   
 
Pno.

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                     
                    
219


 
          
Cb.

                    



                     

   
                 
    
         
  

  
Pno.

  
   

                                
                   
226

 
Cb.

                        
       
 
                     
  
Pno.

 
      
       
  
      


231

 
       
Cb.

   
         
 
        

                           
     
Pno.

 
   
   
  
239

 *)      
           
 
Cb.

    

  
       

Pno.

   
*) Bottesini later penciled in C♮s to replace all the C♯s in the last five measures, changing the ending from major to minor.
However, this arrangement of the concerto is the only version in which Bottesini made such a notation. The performer may
decide which version they prefer.
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