Bass

Solo
Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra
Ed. Isaac Trapkus Serge Koussevitzky
(b.1984) (1874-1951)

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version: 2022/9/21 I
      
      
         
         


 
     

Allegro

 


 
    


    
      
    


      
 
 
9

   
 



                              
  
18 Alla breve

         
 3

             
  
25

  
 3




  
 
                
32

         





    
                
rit. a tempo


44



  3 

                        
       
50

 

                        
    
rit.


54

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                       
a tempo

      
61

3


 *)     
                     
poco rit.


63

          
        
       
65 a tempo

                      
    
67




   
 
    
          
       
         

69

   
 
    
       


                 
**)
 
        

71


 cresc.

                                  
   
73

 

                                

75


 cresc.

       

77

*Alternate slurring shown by dashed lines.

** Another option is to play mm.71-72 all separate starting down bow.
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    
                 
Alla breve a tempo
82 rit.




          
            
88

                   

94




      
    
              
100

  


                  
   
106




 
             
     
111

   
            

116




  
           
122

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       
                                  
128

                   *)                   
              
130

               
                 
132

        
                           
                  
134


                                   
137

 *)                          
                          
139

          
            
**)

  
141

          
   
143

*Alternatively, the G's in m.131 and 139 can be changed to G♯ (accompaniment instructions are provided in their part).
** This passage can be played slurred or all separate.
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          
       
Andante

    
                
      
11


  

                   
       
      
19




   
         
        

    
27


   

     
             
          
34

      
  
                      
37

   
 


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

     
  
40

   


   


 
     
     
43

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       
                  
a tempo
46 rit.

  
          
 

    
piu vivo
52

 
               
   
a tempo


59

          


          
  
70

               


        
75




 
                  
80

      


           

85


     


        
       
*)


89

              
       
  
94

      
  
     
99

*On his own recording, Koussevitzky plays 8va from here until the end using only harmonics.

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III
     


 Allegro      
    
  
  
    
       
  
  

       
                   
8


           
      
    

 
   
16

   

 

                         
  
19 Alla breve

 3

                   
  

25

 3


       
      
    
31

 

   
          
   
36

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     
            
             
a tempo

 
44



  3


            
                 
        
50

                 
 
        
*)

    
55

                 
   
59

 
                       
65


cresc.

     
                    
72

(cresc.)   

       
               
80

 

     
         
87
poco rit.

*The passage from the last C# of m.57 through m.61 can also be played down an octave.
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   
                              
92 a tempo

 
                                                   


95

    
                                            

98

cresc.

                               
  
101

(cresc.)

                      
                      
104

   
  

              a tempo              
      
rit. molto


107

 

         
           
 
112 *)

  
      
     
119

cresc.
*The first edition piano score show this measure as a whole note E tied into m.117.
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