Double Bass Concerto No.1 in F-sharp minor (Bottesini, Giovanni)

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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1878.
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Misc. Notes Biblioteca Nazionale Palatina, Sezione Musicale, Parma (I-PAc): Bott.36/I-XXVI (F# minor), Bott.37/I-XXII (G minor)

F minor manuscript signed: "Lausanne 14 maggio 1878". Below that is also written: "Baden - Baden - 18 giugno - Cattive acque"[sp?]

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Editor Umberto Ferrari
Publisher. Info. Milan: Nuove Consonanze, 1990.
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Publisher. Info. Isaac Trapkus, 2021.
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Misc. Notes Copied from the manuscripts for solo bass and piano/orchestra. This editions takes the common elements from each manuscript while giving some extra weight to the markings of the F♯ minor piano version, since, despite its faults, it is likely the most recent version.

Solo part is transcribed to G major for performance in various tunings. The "notated octave lower" version copies Bottesini's traditional notation method of writing all the pitches an octave lower than performed. This method requires less leger lines and clef changes but requires the performer to read all notes an octave higher than printed.
The "study part" version combines all 4 manuscript versions into one system for the performer to compare the revisions made between each version at a glance. In this version, all original markings are preserved as they appear including possible wrong notes.

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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
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Misc. Notes Biblioteca Nazionale Palatina, Sezione Musicale, Parma (I-PAc): Bott.36/I-XXVI (F# minor), Bott.37/I-XXII (G minor)
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For Double Bass and Piano

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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1878-99?)
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Misc. Notes Biblioteca Nazionale Palatina, Sezione Musicale, Parma (I-PAc): Bott.68 (F# minor), Bott.67 (G minor)
The F# minor is a professional clean copy that also has characteristics of a conductor score. The G minor version is autograph.
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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. London: Lafleur, n.d.[1892].
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Misc. Notes Piano score missing page 13. Double bass part missing page 1 and also includes a superfluous page 13, which seems to be a duplicate of page 5.
The British Library, London (GB-Lbl): Music Collections h.1845.(7.)
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Editor Heinz Hermann
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: VEB Deutscher Verlag für Musik, 1960. Plate 7290.
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Publisher. Info. Tigran Petrosov, 2023.
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Misc. Notes Orchestral tuning
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General Information

Work Title Concerto No.1 for Double Bass and Orchestra
Alternative. Title Gran Concerto
Composer Bottesini, Giovanni
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BOT. 42 (gran concerto with orchestra, F# minor)
BOT. 28 (concerto with orchestra, G minor)
BOT. 87 (concerto with piano, G minor)
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGB 3
Key F-sharp minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements
First Publication. 1892 — Lafleur & Son
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation double bass, orchestra
InstrDetail
flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
2 horns, 2 trombones, timpani, strings

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piano reduction published in London 1892