Double

Bass Concerto No.2

In B minor for bass in solo tuning (F♯-B-e-a) Giovanni Bottesini
Ed. Isaac Trapkus Transcribed from the B minor manuscript for bass and piano
(b.1984) (1821-1889)
version: 2020/12/12 I
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Allegro Moderato
Contrabass       

           
          
          

                           
Piano  

        
  
 
   
5

  
Solo espressivo 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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  
3

       
3 3

       
   
Cb.

    
cresc.

            

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

    
    
17

 
3

     
3 3

       
 
Cb.

 
3

   
3

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

         
20

   
 

      

Cb.


 3

 
3 3

           
3 3

 


                
  
  
3

       
Pno.
       
  



           
23

        
3 3

 
3 3 3 3
Cb.
   
cresc.

      
  

          
3 3

      
  
             
Pno. cresc.

 

 


  


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             
3

        
3 3 3 3 3 3
Cb.    

   
      
3  3 cresc.

   
          

    
         
3 3


Pno. 
        
 
 


       
     
3

 
29

        
3 3

 
3
Cb.
 

  
3


 cresc. 3

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

     



                 
32

   
3 3

   
3
 
3 3

  
       
Cb.

  
3


3 3 3


 3 cresc.

          
 
 
  
      
  
     
    
cresc.
   
Pno.
   
      
           
        
     
       


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Cb.   

  
           


  
(rall.)
    


        
 
   
       
Pno.  

 
    
 

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Cb.   

  
  
    



       
   
   
   
3

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

3
Pno. 
  
                


              
    
41

  
   
Cb.

  
 
   


      
cresc.

      

 
       
cresc.
          
3 3

    


      
Pno.

        

 
     
                    
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

Cb.
             

        
3


 3 cresc.

        
            
  
         
cresc.
   
Pno.

     
       



 
   

            
    
   
53

   
3

   

3

     

Cb.

  
3

 


 
             

    
    
 
  
Pno.

     
     
  
  
 

 
 
      
   
56

Cb.          

    


        
3

 

           

Pno.
 

  
       3 
    

        
 


      
59

          
3

  

Cb.

   
cresc.


3

   
                   
 
  



 



        
       
 
Pno.
  
  

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            
62

              
            

Cb.

      
 3


3 cresc.

                     
      
  
Pno.   
     
cresc.

       
   
  

 
          3
    
66

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

   
3

Cb.              

   
3 3

 
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
Pno. 3 3  3
3 3

   

  
                               
120

                            
 
Cb.

         
        


 
          
       
          
 

   
Pno. 

                 
         
   



       
                                 
123

 
(stretto)

                  

Cb.

      
           
cresc.


(stretto)

                     
      
  cresc.      
             
Pno.

          
    


  
   
       
126

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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 II
 
Andante
     
Contrabass 

  
          
               
             
   
    


Piano    

                                 
             
    
    
6


           

Cb.

    
   


 
            
                 


      
 
          


            
Pno.
       
          
      
           
11

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

      
                 
       

Pno. cresc.

          
      


   
15

        
Cb.
       

     


   
         


  
          
        


      
Pno.

    
 
     


        
  
 

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     
             
19

  
Cb.               
  
 


             
               
 
 
                  


Pno.

      
 


       
23

                  
Cb.
     
       
cresc.

   
           
            

              
cresc.

       
Pno.

           



          
        

       
27

   

    
 
Cb.

              


  
cresc.

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

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

           


        
                   
31

Cb.           
  
   
cresc.

    
  
 
     

cresc.
         
Pno.

       
 
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              

Cb.

 
 dim.

           
       
              



Pno.
                 
    
   

 diminendo 

   
       
37

        
Cb.
 

  


 
                
        
        
          


    
Pno.

          
  

             

    
40

         
Cb.

           
      
           


   
   
  
dim.
     
Pno.
    
      
    
     
   

 
             
43 poco rall. a tempo

Cb.                 
 


   
poco rall. a tempo

   
        

        
Pno.  

   
   
  

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
Cb.                
  

 
               
       
Pno.

        
  
  

 
        
49

Cb.     


      
cresc. 

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



           


    
Pno.

  
cresc.
   



     
    
   
 
           
  
      
52

Cb.      

 
   


    
 

             
       
  


       
Pno.

   
 
  
 
  

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          
 
  
 

 
 
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  

Cb.

   
        


       
       
                  
          

      
 dim. 
 
cresc.

Pno.

    
           
   

                
58

    
Cb.
 
     
  
 

          
              
       
   
                         
Pno.

   
  



     
61 dim.

rall.

Cb.                
 

            
rall. . . . .
                 
           


     
Pno.
         
dim.

   
     
 
    
  
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Cb.

      
         

 
 
   
      
Pno. 
 
  
 
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   
rall.
    
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Cb.        

       
    
rall.

         
    

 
      
colla parte
   
Pno. 
     
     
    
III

Allegro
     
Contrabass   

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

  
     
               
  
 
         
   
     

      
Piano
            
       
 

    
    
         
 
                   
              
7

            
     
Pno.
      
            
            
            

     
13

         

Cb.

     
    
 
      


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

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       
           
Cb.

 



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

                     




   
Pno. 
  

  
 


     
   
26

Cb.                          

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

     
       
32

Cb.                 


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

     
38

Cb.            
           
   
      
 


cresc.

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

     
  
    
     
     
Pno.

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

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                   
     
Cb.

         
 

 
 dim.

                 
       
    
         
Pno.  
    


   

  

    
50

      
                  
     
      
Cb.


cresc.

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

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

    
 
 

  
    
56

    

       
Cb.

  
   
 

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

   
 



  
  
    
60

Cb.  

 
            
         
        
   
            
Pno. 
    
 
 

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     
  
    
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Cb.   

            
    
             
           
Pno.
        
  
 
     
  

   

        
   
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     
  
Cb.  

                  


     
                       
 
        
Pno.   
  

      
 
 

 ♮  ♯
                
75

Cb.        
 


 
cresc.


 cresc. cresc.


                                   
  
 
                  
cresc.
 
() cresc.
   
Pno.

    
  
   
       
   

      
           
    
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.

   




 
   
       
123

    
 
  

 
   
Cb.


 


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

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

     
  

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128

                         


Cb.




    
            
           

                
 
          
Pno.



    
 


 
134

                 
             
Cb.

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

 
139

             
              
 
Cb.

 
cresc.

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

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

         
       
    
144

Cb.     
   





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

     

  


             
Pno.
   
   

 
    
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Cb.                    

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

     

 
    
     
155

Cb.                




cresc.

                

         
    
Pno.
 
cresc.

             

     
159

    
            
  
Cb.

    




dim.

            
    
     
       
Pno. dim.
    



 


     
163

     
              
  
Cb.

   
 cresc.

                    
            
   
      

          
Pno.
    
cresc.

  


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 
Animando
    
Cb.
     

   
 

  
Animando

        

       
   
      
  
   
 
Pno. 
      
 
    
 




   
172

    
  
 
Cb.

          
   
 
Pno.
       
         
  
  

   
175

  
    
  
Cb.

              
       
               
Pno.
      
      

    
 
  
                
179

Cb.           

 
 

   
                   
        
   
Pno. 

  
  

 

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                         
          
Cb.




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

         
                        
188

Cb.   

            


  
cresc.

      
                      
 cresc. 

         
Pno.

            
   
 
     
   


              
193

   



Cb.

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

       
      

            
   
198

  


Cb.

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

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Cb.   
      
                


 
                
          

               
Pno. 

    
     



         
209

Cb.                   
 
 

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

   

 
    
215

Cb.                             


      
    






   





 
Pno.
     
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            
                         
 
Cb.

   


  
  

            
     
        




   
           
                            
Pno.  

 
    
  
   

         
                                   
226

Cb.   

               
       
     
 
                
Pno.
  
 

     
   
                   

  
230

Cb.   
 

             

          
   
     
 
 

                         

Pno.

    

    
  
 
238

Cb.    
  *)    
                

  



Pno.
     
       
  
  
*) Bottesini later penciled in D♮s to replace all the D♯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.
26 This edition may be freely used and distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Isaac Trapkus - 2020.