Bass

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

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I
     
version: 2022/9/21 - no tenor clef

               
          


 
     

Allegro

 


 
 


     
   


  
         
  
9

 
      
            


      

Alla breve

  
18

 3

                
                     
24

3






                           
33

 

    
               
  
rit.

     

44

  
a tempo




        
 

     
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

    
rit.


82
a tempo




     
     
        
88

 

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

 

    
    
              
101

  


                  
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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 II
          
       
Andante

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


  

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




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


 
 

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

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

   

      


 
               
3

    
40


 

    
          
     
43

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        
     
          
rit.


46 a tempo




     
        

    
52
piu vivo

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


60

          


          
  
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
     
  
 



     
     
 
   
                  
9

  

      
             
   
Alla breve

     
18


3

   
                         
23

 3


 
                   
30

 

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

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                  

 
            
44

 
a tempo


  3


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

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

  
54

 
                          
58

 
                   
62


cresc.

       
               
71

 
(cresc.) 


                      

78


 

    

               
85
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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