BEETHOVEN | sonata A major Op. 69 - BASS PART ONLY | AEBF# & dAEA
FILE FORMAT: PDF | 300 dpi
RELEASE: final
SCORES: only Double Bass | 39 pages
SCORDATURA: in D & in G | AEBF# & dAEA
SOURCE: composer's autograph & first print | unamended
RECOMMENDED PIANO SCORES: G.Henle Urtext 252 (not included) | Bärenreiter Urtext BA9012 (not included)
COMMENT: Recommended scordatura (transp. in G, dAEA with high D string) sounds much clearer in the high register, when the sonata is performed with a grand piano in a concert hall. Tuning the two lowest strings to a fifth, with low A makes the performance of the sixths in the difficult passage with arpeggios ostinato in the first movement (bars 115-124) playable, as the position that way doesn’t need to be stretched/extended. Tuning in dAEB wouldn’t work for this passage without the inversion of the chord tones into a narrow chord, because the distance between the sixths in the low register is too big even for the largest hands. Scordatura AEBF# ("solo" tuning) is a bit inferior in clearity, yet very well playable, although it is in terms of technical demands a very hard task. Supplementary back page includes fingering hints for the crucial passages. A copy of my own part with all pencil marks used by myself 1999-2015 has been aslo attached. All the customers who have previously purchased this item will receive in the near future a possibility to download an audio file with isolated piano part.
UPDATES: this PDF file had several massive improvements since 2021 (last one in April 2025). The updated PDF file has been sent per e-mail to all customers who have previously purchased the music to their respective addresses used for the payment transaction. If you haven't received the file in April 2025, please contact me per contact form.
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