TAY le Calor Pi ;and quartets forCi a | »* Bass Clef Sessions . compiled and arranged by yy (bo Livingston Gearhart, Don Cassel and - Wallace Hornibrook Informal music-making for fun : For two, three and four 9): instruments unaccompanied For intermediate and advanced players A variety of styles from Palestrina to jazz Unusual music, interestingly arranged $2.50 Copyright MCMLIV 2 SHAWNEE PRESS, INC. Delaware Water Gap, Penna. International Copyright Secured + — Printed in U.S.A.» All Rights ReservedCLASSIFIED For Two Players Air for Two Viols - Andante, from Sonata, (Kochel No, 292) Arkansas ‘Praveler Chinese Lullaby . Fugue on A BAD EGG Gavoue Good Ki Habanera Hare and ‘Tortoise Hark, the Herald Angels $ In the Gool Gellar Jve on Rye MinueteuniM ‘Mixed Metre” Passacaglia Phantasm Wenceslas (Upper two parts) (upper two parts) Preludulerp . Rondo, from Sonata, (Kochel No. 292) Sarabande : Sicilienne Sinfonia Song of the Vulgar Boatman (Upper two parts) We Three Kings of Orient Are For Three Players Andante, (from Sonata, Opus 26) - Fanfare for the Hunt Fanfare for a Procession (Upper 3 parts) Gagliarda : Good King Wenceslas Hark, the Herald Angéls Sing Little Brown Jug Madrigal . March ee aoan Marche, from “The Love for Three Oranges” Marche Funebre Nocturne from Northern Song : Now the Day Is Over . Round on the name BAGH | Sweet and Low ‘Vhree Rounds for Three Presto Lacrimosa : Roundhouse Blues (A Jazz Round) Under ‘This Stone Lies Gabriel John Walu: Glissando We Three Kings of Orient Are Wild Horsemen “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” CONTENTS Page Francois Couperin = Mozart 29, American Folk Tune Based on a Chinese Folk Soug Egon Tost + Dumont Traditional Pierve Vivarst Aesup Mendelssohn German Student Song Chateau Al Rovescio Mozart - Raimondi 32, Prokofielf 8, J. S, Bach Mozart "1 Old English Old Engli.h Webbe - Deranged Hopkins Beethoven 16, sess Pierre Vivant = Claude Debussy Kuhnau 44, + Traditional Mendelssohn W. HL 1 Palestrina . Handel Prokofielf 24, 2 ~ Chopin Schumann - Barnby = Beethoven - Barnby Haydn Schubert Devinez, ~ Purcell . Arranged Hopkins 52 Schumann Mendelssohn 2 38 21 55 25 13 10 58 42 10 52 43, 36 10 HW 33 9 ul 28, 43 w 45 7 52. 58 37CLASSIFIED CONTE TS For Four Players Page Auld Lang Syne... cities woe Arranged 19 Base, Vile Blues . foes Devine: 40, 41 Elegie ; seseeeses Massenet 14, 15 Equali No. I poqcd0G0600K cocecsesseses Beethoven 26 Etude we Schumann 80, 81 Fanfare for a Procession sists Claude Debussy 84 Hunting Song ........ fees Brahms 48:51 In Memoriam 7 co Schubert 42 Misspelled Music ...... votes Familiar Folk Tune 13 Now Thank We All Our God sssss-Harmonized by J. 8. Bach 28 Now the Day Is Over © Sacred Head, Now Wow : Barnby 55 -Harmonized by J. S. Bach 28 Prayer Cesar Franck 6 Ricercare ...ccc.e2. . wees Gabriele Fattorini 46 Riffin’ a'Round cesses Arranged 36 Round for Four 2.2.6.0... sees : Bralons 37 Rounds and Canons Chinese Lullaby ceeee . Based on a Chinese Folk Song 2 Habanera 0... seve sees = Pierre Vivant 42 Lacrimosa o sees Schubert 5 Presto oceeeeeee . ceeeee seteteeeeees Haydn 5 Round for Four See eer cette Brahms 37 Roundhouse Blues (A Jazz Round) ceeeee . Deviner 5 Round on the name BAGH ... feet cee Beethoven 12 Sinfonia cet ceeee . Webbe 45 Under This Stone Lies Gabriel John eee ceeeee Purcell 15: Musical Curiosities Fugue on A BAD EGG . ceeeescceeeeeses Egon Toast 18 Gavotte (Upside down) Dumont 10 Hare and Tortoise (Same notes, 2 speeds) . . Aesop 10 Minueteunim (There and back) Al Rowesciv 10 Misspelled Music .. Familiar Folk Tune 18 “Mixed Metre” (2/4 against 3/4) . Mozart 11 Northern Song (Music ona name) ...... Schumann 12 Preludulerp (Backwards and forwards) .. JS. Bach WV Round on the name BAGH ...... . Beethoven 12 (See page 56 for Index)Here is music for any combination of TROMBONES, CELLOS, and BASSOONS. Naturally, some of the more rare combinations—such as a mixture of cellos with trombones—will present problems of tonal balance. Such difficulties can be over- come in most cases either by the use of mutes or by assigning the heaviest instru ments to outside parts. ‘There are two solos particularly intended for TUBA: “Elegie”, Massenet, page 14 and “Base Vile Blues", page 40. In addition, TUBA may be used on the lowest part of the following numbers, “Prayer”, page 6; “Northern Song”, page 12; “Misspelled Music”, page 13; “Marche Funebre", page 27; “In Memoriam”, page 42; and “Ricercare”, page 46. If the problem of transposition can be met by the individual player, much of this music can be performed by ENGLISH HORN HORN IN EFLAT HORN IN F EFLAT MELLOPHONE F MELLOPHONE EFLAT ALTO SAXOPHONE BELAT TENOR SAXOPHONE E-FLAT BARITONE SAXOPHONE E-FLAT ALTO CLARINET “BFLAT BASS CLARINET BFLAT CORNET VIOLA For the director or student who wishes to extract these parts in written manu- script, the publishers have prepared a list of the parts that lie within easy range for the above named instruments. To obtain this list as well as permission to make written copies, address Instrumental Editor Shawnee Press, Inc. Delaware Water Gap, Penna.Three Rounds* For Three Presto (Presto!) . : oO Haydn Lacrimosa Andante O ~ — > Schubert C ~ Roundhouse Blues Tempo di Blues (A Jazz Round) (A) See footnote. p. 36 Devinez "Phe rounds in this book are presented in one-line phrases. The first line is played alone. When the first player starts line 2, second player begins; third player begins when second player starts line 2. At the end of the third line each player returns immediately {0 the beginning, Repeat until happy, then all stop at (> ).Prayer . The wandering harmonies of Franck give his music ite distinctive Navor. Andante religioso (count two) a eo N a Cesar Franch30 YXHEMD Medium bright Deranged MP mute ad lid. 2 [BE = 5 TD mace ad Ti no Ruskin’U March First player Handel Allegro Ga véteee Be ge IS] Handel AllegroMarch Third player Allegro \ Handel Fmarente" ek Phantasm from “Visions Fugitives” Prokofieff Andante con moto > Pp )~f Onan 10 pe Musical Curiosities , Gavotte Dum. Moderato mf imowing - * ormsapoyy u anoary xX MinueteuniM Play as usual to the double bar; then read backwards to the beginning. Moderato Al Rovescio Hare and Tortoise A duet; both players start together, but the second plays hal] as fast as the first and stops at ( 2 Noe Moderato ~~ & b, ieMusical Curiosities a “Mixed Metre” In the Ist act of “Don Giovanni” Mozart actually has three dances in different metres going at the sume time, Here are two of them, W. ALM Gavotte Minuet PreludulerP In this monumental bit of counterpoint the,second player must start at the end and read backwards Jong and complex work known as the “Musical Offering.” We renamed it All RKO) First player — JS. Bach The fragment is taken from a12 Musical Curiosities Round, on the name B-A-C-H This won't be clear unless you understand that in German-musical terminology “H” stands for “b natural.” Bach himself used this musical “signature” in several works. Among the many later composers who have based compositions on it are Schumann, Liszt, and Rimski Korsakof. ndante 4, Beethoven Ac Northern Song Starting with the notes GeA-D-E, Schumann composed this piece as a tribute to his Danish friend, ihe composer, Niels Gade. A Moderato : /f CAD ——~ _ Gap £ SchumannMusical Curiosities 13 Fugue on A B-A-D E-G-G All tro| : Toust ere a PPO wo - - Egon To 7 (Subject in A) af (Subject in E, ~ wbjeet jn E) AE GGL EGG < wap walg pa Misspelled Music Try this for laughs. Guaranteed to make everything elve seem easy. Played correctly, it will sound fine, Familiar Folk Tune i Ba Too ea ine Moderato t —_~ DG al fine DL. al fine Dal fineElegie A perennial favorite dished-up as a tuba solo. * The accompanying parts (1, 2, and 3) will require a certain amount of smooth artistry. Moderato Massenet — Pe TUBA or TE *String. Bass must read the nove an octave higher, ——=>.15 a Ba Mazin ae (Cadenza optional) aeeel SS ~ ———— - = e a =—_ 2S Oe Under This Stone Lies Gabriel John Round for three . ‘Alla Siciliana (See remarks at bottom of 2.5) Parcel <—X > Fae) oe CANAndante from Sonata, Op. 26 Beethoven oo (Andante) =~ Puolee P dolce D dolce —7 poco rit, a tempo poco rit. | a tempo — =—— poco rit. | tempo =~ Sicilienne You may recognize ths fine old English melody as the carol “What Child Is This?”, or as the folksong “Greensleeves.” Itt both and its rhythm—a graceful 6/t—is what the mecicologits usually call Siel ‘Alla Siciliana # e PpLittle Brown Jug Bright four gea $1 2 gradually softer to the end gradually softer'to the end 81 ( gradually softer to the end Auld Lang Syne Molto moderato J a ag by It fea *(The Lost Chord!)20 Andante and Rondo from the Sonata, Kochel No, 292 Originally composed for celle, and bassoon. this excellent work kas, to our knovledge, never heen published in the U. S.A. Andante Andante + . Mozart (Bassoon js et f# fea —~ 1 (Cello) 2 [BE wee f. PAllegro gy (Bassoon)24 Marche from “The Love for Three Oranges” This was used Jor & long: time as the signature of the FBI radio program Vigoroso eo _Prokofiet FGF ere Sp Ef more Bf sempre Chinese Lullaby Canon - Andante Second player follows fist, after one bar os ee Based on a Chinese folk songEquali No. L - In 1812, just after finishing his 8th Symphony, Beethoven composed 3 curious, thoughtful pieces for four trombones. It is prob- able that he considered them to be experimental and was trying in each to express @ complete musical idea in its shortest possible form. Beethoven — — —_ Andante a lo a ad a ~~ eo, a oe SS % 4 nf a du a 17 Jad ay ade dd bd “ra I27 Marche Funebre If you ain't heard this tune, you ain't livin’ Chopir Andante molto oni P28 Two Chorales Now Thank We All Our God | Harmonized by J. $. Bach 2 4 ta FH dood ald aid O Sacred Head, Now WoundedNocturne 29 / N from “A Midsummer Night's Dream” ~ Mendelssohn ‘ae e2 fy 3 sy? Mp espressivo 2(2ob= MB espressivo mp expressive oa KETAllegro ma non troppo d = circa 72, an f Etude A virtuoso study for four | Schumann b, Ff —32 acaglia The Passacaglia (Pah-suh-cahl’-ya) is an ancient musical form, in which many variations are written over a repeating &-bar theme in the bass. . Allegro first player , Raimondi A a-T =Passacaglia % second player Raimondi Allegro * PR34 Fanfare for a Procession from “Festivals” Allegro moderato, very rhythmic —_ Claude Debussy mute - 1 mp 2 3 ™D mute 4 (optional) mp @ 3 z 7 7 poco erese: (poco crese. poco crese. pocd erese. f erétc. ——,. Sf ba’Fanfare for the Hunt 38 A traditional European horn-call, in modern dress. Pierre Vivan, Vivace* > = “Tempo should be: as fast as first player can play well36 on Rye Chateau “The rath fares, OF) and (FH), when use in jus, are played to sound more like (Jy). Usaze depends upon the syle and tempo ote pce Actul. jase me fl to be played ae fai Riffin’ a’Round All four parts start together. Repeat several times and follow directions at the end of each line Medium fast to 2 to3 to4 tolWild Horsemen Allegro quasi galop Sehumani f F nf DG. al fine Round for Four* From its calm beginning, this round develops into a symphony of agitation. Moderato Brahms >) PB mp — We ee ‘See note at bottom of P. 538 Air for Two Viols This particular Couperin is now known as “The Grea, to distinguish hin from many other members of his jamily who were For many years ke held the position of “chief musician to the King.” in the French Royal also excellent musicians and composers. Court Francois Couperin OA agit) as! Agreablement m™pMadrigal % Singing Madrigals was an afteratinner pastime of the nobility during the 16th Century Alla breve ——_. ———~ Palestrina et P40 Base, Vile Blues Just what Tubby the Tuba always wanted. In the absence of Tuba and Bassoon use the small notes, With a strong beat ae = Devinez f42 In Memoriam, / Mary years after Schubert's death, this touching melody was discovered among the papers of one of his students, | Andante Schubert / a2 dad dD 2odye Ja Habaiiera Canon Originally composed Jor two hassoons, this moody fragment reminds us of Ravel. Second player follous first after 2 bors. Moderato __, 2 —7#—_——_ 4 Pierre VivantSarabande —. . = — 43 Anon., Old English < be — Andante ——~ — In the Cool Cellar (im tiefen Keller) A truly comic folksong = ——1=— Vigorously German student song f uf44 Gagliarda - Gagliarda is an antique word meaning “lively dance.” Vivace . oo Kuhnan,\ Sinfonia 1 s UL Canon \ow Second player follows fst, after one bar / Allegro & rs Webbe= 46 Ricercare A very beautiful example of early music. Ricereare, (pronounced reach-aircar’-ray) means a very concentrated kind of fugue You will notice that every entrance of each partis made on the seme theme. ‘Alla breve Gabriel Fattorini (1554-1601) ae wy oN ™p —|Waltz Glissando a (or, Rhapsody in Glue) - 3 Molto mucilanginoso 6s nf as HF suddenly > suddenly fF mf ._% suddenly Ff OF 7 3 ee Ballenly SF Se GP) “Continue playing al glisses on the last part of the beat, as writien-out at the beginning.48 Hunting Song Ist and 2nd players — Brahms Vivace “rd and th players parts are on P. 504950 Hunting Song 3rd and 4th players : Brahms Vivace —., . A51 abit f f —— H = ito F52 Hark, the Herald Angels Sing Mendelssohn ~ Moderato ——~ > 7 = i (optional) We Three Kings of Orient Are Hopkins rox = (optional)Good King Wenceslas . —~ , _Exaditional (optional) mp ee. mp ese,54 Sweet and Low ++ sand play it that way! BarnbyArkansas Traveler 55 aN = Now the Day is OverCXu feado Por Chuthyi234 INDEX Rw FORO CONTRADASSO Air for Two Viols ‘Andante, from Sonata, (Kéchel No. 292) . Andante, (from Sonata, Opus 26) Arkansas Traveler Auld Lang Syne Base, Vile Blues Chinese Latlaby - Page Francois Couperin $8 » Mozart 20, 21 Beethouen 16, 17 ‘American Folk Tune 55 Arranged 19 + Devine: 40, 41 “Based on a Chinese Folk Song 2% Elegie » Massenet 14, 15 Equali No. 1 « Beethoven 26 Etude « Schumann 30, 31 Fanfare for a Procession. Fanfare for the Hunt... Fugue on A BAD EGG.. Claude Debussy 34 » Pierre Vivant 3b Egon Toast 18 Gagliarda « Kuhnau 44, 45 Gavotte ... Dumont 10 Good King Wenceslas Traditional 58 Habanera Pierre Vivant 42 Hare and Tortoise , Hark, the Herald Angels Sing. Hunting Song ..... : In Memorian In the Cool Cellar . Aesop 10 . Mendelssohn 52 Brahms 48-51 : « Schubert 42 “German Student Song 48 Jazz on Rye. Chateau 36 Lacrimosa Schubert 5 Little Brown Jug W. H. 18, 19 Madrigal... Lileveseseesese Palestrina 39 March ...sscscsesscverecestessessesentecesescasrerseeeeaasaenes +. Handel 8, 9 Marche, from “The Love for Three Oranges” Prokofief 24, 25 Marche Funebre Chopin 27 MinuetcuniM . | AL Rovescio 10 “Mixed Metre” Mozart 1 Misspelled Music Nocturne from Northern Song Now Thank We All Our God. Now the Day Is Over 5 © Sacred Head, Now Wounded. Midsummer Night's Dream” “Familiar Folk Tune 13 ‘Mendelssohn 29 Schumann 12 Harmonized by J. 8. Bach 28 Barnby 55 Harmonized by J. 8. Bach 28 edie sani eileen anges Pasacagla ond 2, 38 Phantasm Prokofief 9 } Pay nl 8 Peta isch 3 a : Hoge Riceore «Gaby ator 48 Riffin’ a’Round .... Rondo, from Sonata, (Kichel No. 22): Round for Four Roundhouse Biues (A Jazz Round) . Round on the name B-A- Arranged 36 Mozart 21-23 Brahms 87 Devinez 5 Beethoven 12 Sarabande Old English 43 Sicilienne Old English 17 Sinfonia . : Webbe 45 Song of the Vulgar Boatman Deranged 7 Sweet and Low Barnby 54 Under This Stone Lies Gabriel Jen seve Purcell 15 Waltz Glissando . = Arranged 47 We Three Kings of Orient Are. Wild Horsemen Hopkins 52, 53 = Schumann 37