Rabbath, Nouvelle Technique For Double Bass, Vol. 1
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François Rabbath's (b.1931) three-volume series, New Technique of the Double Bass, is a valuable resource for double bass performers. The first volume covers physical approaches to the instrument, bowing, rhythms, and intervals and includes exercises and studies. Rabbath, a virtuoso double bass player who frequently performs solo, compiled this technical study book with vast knowledge and experience. Given his prominence as a double bassist, it is an essential accompaniment to all double bass studies.
Rabbath, Nouvelle Technique for Double Bass, Vol. 1
François Rabbath's (b.1931) three-volume series, New Technique of the Double Bass, is a valuable resource for double bass performers, as few study books are available for this instrument. Rabbath, born in Syria, moved to Paris in 1955 to continue his studies on the double bass. He began composing for the instrument and transcribing works of other composers for it as well. The first volume of New Technique of the Double Bass is an essential contribution to the field of double bass pedagogy. It covers physical approaches to the instrument, bowing, rhythms, and intervals and includes exercises and studies. Rabbath compiled this technical study book with vast knowledge and experience as a virtuoso double bass player who frequently performs solo. Given his prominence as a double bassist, Rabbath's New Technique of the Double Bass, accompanied by a CD, is an essential accompaniment to all double bass studies.
"New Technique of the Double Bass" is a three-volume series by François Rabbath, a Syrian-born double bassist. The series is a must-have study book for double bass players, covering various topics, including scales, arpeggios, bowing techniques, and exercises and studies. The second volume of the series, titled "New Technique for the Double Bass Volume 2" (Leduc), is an essential accompaniment to all double bass studies and is available in French, English, German, and Italian.
Francois Rabbath's "Solos for the Double Bass" book includes a collection of eleven different solos, ranging in length from one to six pages. You can find them at the ISB store. The book features an engraved edition with the composer's biography, and it includes eleven of Rabbath's most famous works, such as "Poucha Dass," "Ibérique Péninsuliare," "Equation," "Ode D'Espagne," and more.
François Rabbath's three-volume series, New Technique of the Double Bass, significantly contributes to the field of double bass pedagogy. It covers physical and psychological approaches to the instrument, bowstrokes, and harmonics and contains exercises and studies. The series is a well-informed and essential accompaniment to all double bass studies.
