Beethoven's Double Bass Parts: The Viennese Violone and the Problem of Lower Compass

This study addresses the discrepancy between the range of Beethoven's double bass parts and the instrument or instruments in use in Vienna in his day. Scholars and musicians have complained about Beethoven's apparent disregard for the instrument's capabilities since the middle of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Buckley, Stephen
Other Authors: Loewen, Peter
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1911/71928