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Double

Bass Concerto No.2


Ed/Arr: Isaac Trapkus From the C minor manuscript for bass and strings Giovanni Bottesini
(b.1984) (1821-1889)
version: 2021/1/12
I
       
   
                 
 
Moderato 3
3
Solo Bass

            

     
espressivo 3 3

                             
             

Violin I


         

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


dim.

  dim. 

    
Violin II

 
                                
        

 

  


                       
Viola

       
      
 

   
dim.

    
Violoncello

                  
 
 


dim.

 
pizz.

Contrabass

      
      

             
        dim.     
3


8 3


3 3 3 3 3 3 3

 
S.B.

     
                      

               
 
Vln. I


         

      


   
dim.

               
Vln. II

                      
         
      
dim.

      
 

     
Vla.

          




  
dim.


             
Vc.

       
           


    
dim.


Cb.

This edition may be freely used and distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Isaac Trapkus - 2019.

      
   
    
     
           
     
13 3 3 3
3
S.B.

   
3

        
3 3 cresc.

          
cresc.

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


Vln. I

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

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


cresc. cresc.

          
Vln. II


       
         

             
    
 cresc. cresc.

 
        
Vla.

      
        

 
cresc.

  
       
Vc.


                          
 
cresc.

 
Cb.

        
                         
           
19 3
3 3
S.B.

   
               
 3 3

        
3 3 3 cresc. 3

Vln. I       

    
       
    
 
 3

 
3

                    
3


  
 
Vln. II

                
             


Vla.

        
        

     
 
  
pizz. arco

Vc.

         
                        

Cb.

                     
                    
24
3 3 3 3 3
S.B.

          
 dim.


3 3


         
cresc. 3 3

  
dim.

Vln. I
  
      
      

                  
3 3


cresc.  3

Vln. II

      
              
cresc.

Vla.

          
 
cresc.
Vc.

                      
  
cresc.

Cb.      
cresc.

2 This edition may be freely used and distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Isaac Trapkus - 2019.
        

                   
      

              
3 3 3
28 3 3
3 3
S.B.

       
3 

 
3 cresc. 3

        
3

 
cresc.

        
      
Vln. I

 
                
cresc. 

         
3

    
cresc. dim.
Vln. II

 
            
       
        
cresc. cresc. dim.
Vla.

         
   



cresc. cresc. dim.


    
Vc.

         
                    



cresc. cresc. dim.

  
Cb.
cresc.  dim.

      
        
        
 
              

  
       
33 3 3 3
3
S.B.

   
   

  
3 3 3

              
3

        
 cresc.

 
     
  
Vln. I

                
 
 

             
cresc. cresc.

   
     
Vln. II

            

 
           


cresc. cresc. 


  
Vla.

                    
 

      
  
Vc.

      
                     



cresc. cresc.

 
arco

Cb.
 
cresc.

                    
   
          
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S.B.

      
       

   
crescendo

      

Vln. I

         
       
 3 3 cresc.

       


            

   
 
Vln. II

      
               
        

  

     
cresc.

     
 
Vla.

           
          


 cresc.

 
Vc.

      
                
  cresc.


Cb.

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                   
         
     
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      
S.B.


     

   

  
cresc.

Vln. I      

 

  
              
 3 3

     
cresc.

               


     
Vln. II


                
             

       
cresc.

   

  
   
Vla.

     
   
          
 


cresc.

 
Vc.

        
             
  cresc.

Cb.
  
 cresc.

    
               
        
                    
          
46 3
3 3 3
S.B.

     
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

  

         
robusto

 

Vln. I


                 
            
 

 

                
  
  
Vln. II

 
        
              
  


    
Vla.

                                 
  

      
pizz. arco

    
Vc.

                
       

    
pizz.

Cb.


    
                  
                                     
 
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3 3 3 3
3 3 3
S.B.

    
3 


3

     
 3 cresc. 

                        
  
   
Vln. I

 
                                 


cresc.



 
Vln. II

   
                             
cresc.


cresc.

 
Vla.

                         
 
cresc.

     



Vc.

            
          

   
arco

Cb.
 

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  

          
              
      
 
     
  

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3
S.B.

           
  
                
 3

  
Vln. I
       
 
        
 3 3 

                            


 

Vln. II

                               

            
 

 
          
Vla.

                     
 

      
 pizz.

    
Vc.

            


Cb.
     
 

 
         
                  
               
   
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   
3
S.B.

    



      
3 3

      
cresc. 3

       
   
   
       

Vln. I

      
  

              
 cresc.

 
                

 
  
Vln. II


                    
   


    




cresc.

 
Vla.

                     
  


cresc.

  
arco


 
Vc.

                              
  
 

    

   
pizz.

Cb.
  

 
       3                     

                     
          
67 3 3 3

S.B.

   
       
3

      
3 3 3

                   
dim.



     

Vln. I

                  
          
       
 
 dim.

      
Vln. II

                                    
 dim.


 
Vla.

                      


   
dim.

   

Vc.

                    
       


  
dim.

    
arco pizz.

Cb.


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  
         
         
    
             

72 3

S.B.

            
3 3

      
3 3


3 3

            
3

Vln. I

 
                             
 3 3

        
3 3

                  

Vln. II

                                     

     

Vla.

               
 

   
     
Vc.

                
         

       
arco

Cb.


           
    

                   
77

S.B.

 
3 3

 
3 3 

    
Vln. I
                 

              

Vln. II
                
                     
       



Vla.

             
    

   

Vc.

             
        

Cb.

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

                 

               

              
  
81 sim.
S.B.


                   




    
cresc.

      
   
Vln. I

              
            
 

    
cresc.

  
Vln. II


   
                    




   
cresc.


       
Vla.

              
          
 

     
  
Vc.

                    
 
 

    
cresc.

Cb.

cresc. 

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             
 
    
          
             
     
    
   
85

   
 
S.B.

     

                 
         
(stringendo)

           
 

         
  
Vln. I

         
                                  
        

   
     
Vln. II

                                
     

   

   
         
Vla.

                      


     

 
 

  
Vc.

                           
 
    

    



Cb.


      

  
   
        

 
          
         
      
91

S.B.

           
   


     
   
Cadenza


(allargando)
Vln. I
 
  
  

  



       

  

Vln. II

               
Vla.    
                  
Vc.
    
                  
Cb.
          

         
  
                              
3


  
3


3

        
3

           
97

S.B.

     
3 3
 

 
                  
         
              
              
101

S.B.
3 3

            
 
      
 
          
  

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

104

S.B.



                    
                        
           
  
 
      
110

  
S.B.
vibrato

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   
        sim.
  
              
   

 

116

S.B.

    *)      
         


  *)  
     
 

    
 

    
            
a tempo
Vln. I

 
               
             
 3  3 

     
3 3 3  3 3


3


   
  
    
3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3

 
Vln. II

                             
       
  

 
          
Vla.

          
       
 

     


Vc.

         
 
           

   



Cb.
 
*) The solo bass part in m. 118 and 119 differs in all four manuscripts. The soloist may play m.118 an octave lower and then m.119 an octave higher, in addition to
varying versions of the upbeat into m.120.


                                                               
 
121

S.B.

                   
        

cresc.  

           
       
 
Vln. I

                 
                 

           

        
Vln. II

                                 

         
  
Vla.

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

      
  
Vc.

                  
                      

Cb.
     

  
  
                        
                  
125

S.B.

     
      
          
cresc.

        

cresc.         

  
    
Vln. I

    
                 

 
   

  
      
Vln. II

                  
           
cresc.

  
()

         
Vla.

                 
()

 
cresc.

        
Vc.

     
                     
()

 
(cresc.)

Cb.
(cresc.) ()

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          
Andante
Solo Bass

                 
                                 
 

Violin I

     
         

    
    

       

  dim.

           
  
   
Violin II


           
               
      


   
 

       
 


  dim.

  
Viola

              

                      


 

  
 dim.




  



Violoncello

                                            
 
  

  
 pizz.
  


Contrabass
() 

          
             
         
           
    
9

S.B.

  

 
          
espressivo cresc.

Vln. I       
      
  
     
  cresc.                         
 

                   
cresc. cresc.


Vln. II

      
                   
cresc. 

Vla.

   
               
cresc. 

   cresc. 
cresc.

    
Vc.

                              
        

 
cresc.

  
Cb.
cresc. cresc.


     
          

          
 
                    

  
17

S.B.

   
                   

  
      
        
poco accel.

 



Vln. I


              
             
     

    

      
 
Vln. II

  
                 

      
  
 

  

    



     
      
Vla.

      
                 
 


 
 
Vc.

   
  
               
 

  
arco pizz.

Cb.
 
()

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        
        
            
      
  
      
 
23

S.B.



  
                   
 cresc.

         
cresc.

Vln. I
    
    
              
         
 

      
cresc. cresc. cresc.

  
   
Vln. II

                                       
 cresc. cresc. cresc.

 
Vla.

              
                  
 cresc. cresc. cresc.

   
pizz. arco

 
Vc.

                  
             
      
 
 
cresc.


Cb.

          
           
                   
             
        
 
30

S.B.

      

  
  
cresc.

       
      
  
Vln. I

        
            


  

Vln. II

                       




Vla.

                           



 
Vc.

         
                    


 
arco

Cb.



       
          
                   
 
35

S.B.

      

     
dim.

    
cresc.

             


  
Vln. I


       
cresc.

       
cresc. 

      
dim.
Vln. II


  

                        
cresc. 

     
 
dim.

     
Vla.

         
        
dim.
cresc. 

   
Vc.

                  
cresc.

 
dim. cresc. 

Cb.
cresc. 

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  
              
              
     
40

S.B.

 
   
 
   
dim.

              
poco rall. a tempo


      
Vln. I

  
        
 

            

Vln. II


       
    
         

 
 
Vla.

       
                   

     
 
Vc.

          
                      

pizz.
Cb.

  
         
                   
          
46

S.B.

    
     


cresc. cresc.

Vln. I          
  
  

   
                  

             
cresc. cresc.

  
Vln. II

     
      
cresc.

   
cresc.



 
   
Vla.

        

  
cresc.

 
   
Vc.

           
                          


cresc.

 cresc.  
Cb.
cresc. 

          

                                   
 
     
    
52

S.B.

  
       


       
dim. dim.

              
  
Vln. I

  
                         
 

 


      
dim.

 
              
Vln. II

    
   
               

    
dim.

   
       
Vla.

     

 
dim.

 
  
Vc.

         
                 
 

Cb.
   

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

57


S.B.

       


       
poco tratto

     
  
                   

  
Vln. I

    
                          


   


          
  
Vln. II

      
                    


    



      
      
Vla.

             
         


  



           
Vc.

                      
    
    
 

   
arco

Cb.
 

 
    
       
    
     
   
      
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
S.B.

          
                          
             
 
pizz. arco

 
Vln. I

                      
        
pizz. arco


Vln. II

          
       
         
     
pizz.


arco

pizz.
             
Vla.

       
            
 
arco

Vc.

            
    
       

  
pizz. arco

Cb.

III
         
 
Allegro
Solo Bass

           
                     
         
  


Violin I


                
       
          
 

  

       
cresc.

      
 
       
Violin II

                   
      
      

      
 

   
Viola

          
        
 

       
()

 
cresc.


Violoncello

            
             
()

 
 cresc.

Contrabass

 

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        
       
        
   
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      
S.B.

   
                   
            
 

         

            
Vln. I

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

                
   
            
Vln. II

                             

   
                           
Vla.

  
         

Vc.   
                                  
  

  
pizz.

Cb.

      
                                         
    
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S.B.

  
Vln. I                                   
   
            


                  
                          
Vln. II

                                          
        
( )

Vla.

               
Vc.       

                   
         

Cb.


 
       
                      
                      

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S.B.

 
 cresc.

                                               
Vln. I
 

                       
 

                  
cresc.

 
Vln. II

                                           
     
  cresc.

Vla.

       
               


 cresc.



Vc.

                                
 


cresc.


(arco)

Cb.
 cresc.

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              
           
                      
         
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S.B.

    
 

   
dim.

Vln. I                  

   


                         
  

       
 
Vln. II

 
                            
 


 
Vla.

                       
  

 

Vc.

                           
 
  


Cb.

  

  
  
      
                               
       
52

        
S.B.



 

  
cresc.

Vln. I                             

            
 

          

             
cresc.


Vln. II

                                   

  
 cresc. 

      
Vla.

       
       
 

  


cresc.


 
Vc.

                  
  
 

    
cresc.

Cb.

  
      
     

         

62

S.B.

                    

       
  

  
cresc. cresc.

Vln. I                 

       
  

                             
cresc. cresc. 

 
Vln. II

      
             
 cresc.   cresc. 

Vla.

                     
   

  
cresc. cresc.

Vc.

          
 
(cresc.) 

  
cresc. ()

Cb.

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      
    
           
   
      
         
   

71

S.B.

 
cresc. cresc. cresc. 

Vln. I                       

             
     

           
cresc.

 

Vln. II

                                  
  
   

 
cresc.

       
Vla.

                                 

     
Vc.

                   
   

 
cresc.

Cb.

     
 
  

          
 
  
      
                     
 
83

S.B.

   
 

                       
Vln. I    
       
               

  

 
 
Vln. II


                

              
Vla.

        
     

()

Vc.
     
            
              

Cb.


                 
  
                   
         
93

S.B.

  
                   
       
               
Vln. I


       
 

  
 


                    
         
Vln. II

                                
  
     

Vla.

             


marcato

Vc.
  
          
             

 


Cb.

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                 
          
            


  
102


S.B.

    


             
Vln. I
 

             
   

      
cresc.


      
Vln. II

                     
  

Vla.
    
             
         
  




cresc.

 
pizz. arco

Vc.

         
    

pizz.

Cb.

         

                
             
         
112

S.B.

         

             

           

Vln. I   

      


                 

Vln. II
 
                   

Vla.
     
                    

Vc.

            
    
  


arco

Cb.
 


 
     
                          
      
121

S.B.

  
    

            
cresc.

   
           
Vln. I


  
  

                       
cresc.  

 
Vln. II

                   
 

    


   
cresc. 

  
Vla.

                
   

    
cresc.

Vc.

        
     
 
(cresc.)

Cb.
 

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 
                                
                
129

S.B.

  

                               
Vln. I


                      

                         
Vln. II

                          
        

Vla.

   
       

Vc.       

      
              
  

 
pizz.

Cb.

          

         
           
                    
139

S.B.

 
cresc. 

Vln. I                                              


                             
 

          
cresc.

  
Vln. II

                                            
cresc.  

Vla.

          
     
 

 
( )

  
Vc.

                           
 


cresc.


Cb.

                 
                   
                    

149


S.B.

   

 
cresc.

                                    
Vln. I   

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

       
cresc.

cresc.  

Vln. II


                                            



Vla.

       
                 
cresc. 

Vc.

                                 
 
cresc. 

 
(arco)

Cb.
cresc.

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    
   
                                      
              
160

S.B.

  
dim. 

                             
Vln. I  

                   
  

            
dim.

  
Vln. II


                                  
 
 dim.


Vla.

                  
  

    
dim.


Vc.

                       
 
 

 

 
dim.

Cb.
 dim.  

            
   
      

       
170

S.B.

                                 


  
Animando

             
Vln. I


              
    


Vln. II
       
          
      
 

 
 
Vla.

      
      
  
 

  
        
Vc.

   
          

Cb.   

                 
                                    
  
      
180


 
S.B.

 

                         
       
Vln. I


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

  
              
Vln. II

                        

         
Vla.

                   

Vc.
  
    
                   
 

Cb.
 

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                          
  
   
                   

188

S.B.

              
     

      
          
cresc.

Vln. I 

             

        
cresc.

 

Vln. II


         
              

  
cresc.

Vla.

        
                

      
cresc.

Vc.

      
                  
 

     
cresc.

Cb.
cresc.  

       
              
    
      
          
198

S.B.

       

   
          
Vln. I
    

           

             
    
Vln. II

                      

     

   
Vla.

             
()

        


Vc.

           
         

Cb.
    



        
     
                 
    
208

S.B.

 
 

                 
Vln. I
   

     

          


       
Vln. II

                        



()
Vla.

              


Vc.
   
                   
   

  


Cb.
() 

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               
  
                    
                  
            
215

S.B.

   
          

                   
Vln. I
           

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


          
Vln. II

                           

          

Vla.

        
                     
 

Vc.
    
                     
 

  

  
Cb.
 

                    
                                                          
 

225

S.B.


   


    

                          
 
accel
Vln. I
     

      
      

   

   

   





 
Vln. II

                             
      
            
Vla.

          
       

Vc.

         
Cb.
             

    
 
              

 

 
234

S.B.

                  
         
*)

                    

                 
Vln. I

                        
   
         
   
                 
Vln. II

                                 

      
 
Vla.

                       

  
Vc.


               
Cb.
        

*) In a later manuscript for bass and piano, all D♯'s are changed to D♮'s for the final 5 measures, ending the piece in B minor.
The change was done with blue pencil and then again in red pencil much larger and appears to be in Bottesini's hand.

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