Recital Programs
The Dancing Double Bass
A Solo Recital presented by Michael T. Geib
7:00pm Wednesday, July 5, 2023
959 Main St, Honesdale, PA 18431
2023 Dyberry Creek Music Festival
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7:00pm Wednesday, July 5, 2023
959 Main St, Honesdale, PA 18431
2023 Dyberry Creek Music Festival
Facebook Event Link:https://fb.me/e/1dCoobVusProgram
Please hold applause to before and after each Part of the Program.
Part 1:
Sonata in D minor, Op. 4, No. 8: Adagio
Arcangelo CORRELLI, arr. Dragonetti
Waltz 7 in D Major: Vivace
Waltz 8 in G Major: Vivace
Waltz 9 in F Major: Vivace
Domenico DRAGONETTI
Part 2:
Andante cantabile in G minor
Giovanni BOTTESINI, arr. Geib
Waltz 10 in Bb Major: Allegretto
Waltz 11 in D Major: Vivace
Waltz 12 in F Major: Presto
Domenico DRAGONETTI
Interlude:
Fantasia in D Major
Michael T. GEIB
Part 3:
Sonata No. 1 in D minor: Adagio
Élisabeth-Claude JACQUET de la GUERRE, arr. Geib
Waltz 1 in G Major: Vivace
Waltz 2 in C Major: Presto
Waltz 3 in G Major: Vivace
Domenico DRAGONETTI
Part 4:
Larghetto in G# minor
Franz SIMANDL
Waltz 4 in Ab Major: Allegro
Waltz 5 in Eb Major: Vivace
Waltz 6 in A Major: Vivace
Domenico DRAGONETTI
Postlude:
Une larme
Gioachino ROSSINI, arr. Geib
Program Notes:
Double Bassists are constantly searching for music to perform, as there is not an abundance of solo music written specifically for the instrument. Domenico Dragonetti’s 12 Waltzes are likely the first known works written for the unaccompanied modern double bass, yet they are not considered a standard part of the pedagogical repertoire. It is my hope that these works will enable double bassists of all levels to add this wonderful, idiomatic music to their own performance catalog. This concert features these brilliant waltzes, as well as other short vignettes written during the 18th and 19th Centuries.
Today's recital is being performed on a late 1700’s Italian double bass built during Dragonetti’s lifetime, as well as a convex bow common during the Classical period. Some repeats have been changed or omitted in the spirit of maintaining a consistent structure amongst the waltzes.
Thank you for being here, enjoy the music!