Music for the Six-String Bass

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01 Sor 20 Studies No.5
02 Sor 20 Studies No.6
03 Sor 20 Studies No.4
04 Sor 20 Studies No.8 PartI
05 Sor 20 Studies No.8 PartII

06 Carulli Moderato
07 Bach Prelude in C Minor
08 Bach Giga Part I
09 Bach Giga Part II
10 Guiliani Andante Part I
11 Guiliani Andante Part II
12 Guiliani Andanta Part III

I first heard this piece played on piano by a late family friend of ours. Nancy, a former student of W@lter P1ston's, finished the piece and said, "You know, that's nice, but I like it in Eb better". She proceeded to rattle the piece off in Eb. I was shocked, and to this day, I usually try to learn pieces in at least 3 keys if I have time, it's a great exercise.

I'd like another stab at this one especially, I can really hear the B string all over the place in parts, and the tempi are a bit erratic.

Update 12/31/2006: I haven't played this piece in close to 10 years, but decided to relearn it in the original key now that I'm stringing E-F. I posted a pretty poor take to YouTube, for some reason.

20070518 Update: I've switched over to a Flash Player, and for some reason the tracks in the playlist seem to play in the wrong order sometimes, I'll figure that out.

© 2005 Ben Torrey. Bentorrey AT hotmail.com