29 Easy Tunes and 1 difficult one
At last a big and easy bass quartet book, easier than the Big Bass Quartet Book, these simple tunes are
for young & old,
Bass 4 1st & Half positions only
Bass 3 up to 2nd position
Bass 2 up to 3rd position
Bass 1 up to 4th position
After 20 quartets it begins to go a bit higher, only in the last folksong suite does the range increase to include bass 1 going up to top B, no clef other than bass clef.
These 30 popular tunes are aimed towards youth orchestra bass sections who will have a variety of standards. The pieces are within an ABRSM standard of grade 3 to 7 apart from the final suite which is more advanced.
It is important that all sections play together as often as possible, playing these pieces will not just entertain and amuse but help sections (young & old) to play together in a balanced way.
Contents
Nocturne
Land of Hope and Glory
Dixie Land
Berceuse (from the Dolly Suite)
Largo (from Xerxes)
Where'er You Walk
I Vow to Thee My Country
To a Wild Rose
Barcarolle (from The Tales of Hoffman)
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
The Blue Danube
For he is an Englishman
The Flowers that Bloom in the Spring
Shenandoah
The Yellow Rose of Texas
English Folksong Suite (after V.W.)
Greensleeves
Johnny Todd
The British Grenadiers
Cockles & Mussels
Londonderry Air
Auld Lang Syne
Charlie is my Darling
Skye Boat Song
The Bluebells of Scotland
All Through the Night
David of the White Rock
The Ash Grove
Pavane
Marching Through Georgia