Concerto No. 1 for Double Bass and Orchestra with Violin Obbligato

Concerto No. 1 for Double Bass and Orchestra with Violin Obbligato (Double Bass and Piano) ** By Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754-1812) ** Edited by Tobias Gluckler. Double Bass. Henle Music Folios. Pages: Score = VI and 44 * DB Parts in Solo and Viennese Tuning = 22 * Vl Part = 2. Softcover. 74 pages. G. Henle Verlag #HN721. Published by G. Henle Verlag.

Thanks to its wealth of invention, elegant workmanship, and technical and musical challenges, Franz Anton Hoffmeister's Concerto “No. 1” has emerged as the preferred concerto for double bass auditions. Tobias Glöckler's edition leaves no wishes unfulfilled: the double bass part appears in solo and orchestral tuning with piano reductions in D major and C major. Moreover an additional part, written in fingering notation, has been specially designed for use with the “Viennese tuning” customary in Hoffmeister's days. It allows players to use this resonant historical tuning immediately without tedious retraining. Finally, a separate part is also provided for the solo violin appearing in the second movement.