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Full score
Title by uploader: Quintet No.18 For Double Bass, Violin, Two Violas and Basso
Instrumentation |
Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass |
Scored for |
Quintet |
Type of score |
Full score |
Key |
C major |
Movement(s) |
1 to 2 from 2 |
Publisher |
John Feeney |
Difficulty |
Advanced |
Duration |
20'0 |
A fascinating and inventive quintet for strings by the legendary 19th century virtuoso bassist and composer Domenico Dragonetti. Quintet No. 18 employs a variety of style topics familiar to early nineteenth-century audiences. The opening Andante has a pastoral character, gracious and inviting, and serves as an introduction to the extended second movement (Allegretto non troppo), which is cast in a rondo form. The recurring opening theme of the rondo, reminiscent of an Alpine call, functions rather like a narrator throughout the movement. Various activities are sketched through familiar musical tropes – horn calls, village scenes, etc. – and as the movement progresses the listener is treated to a variety of swiftly changing moods, creating a very dramatic, even operatic, atmosphere.
Solo double bass part
Title by uploader: Quintet No.18 – Solo Bass part
Instrumentation |
Double bass |
Scored for |
Quintet |
Type of score |
Parts |
Key |
C major |
Movement(s) |
1 to 2 from 2 |
Publisher |
John Feeney |
Difficulty |
Advanced |
Duration |
20'0 |
Violin part
Title by uploader: Quintet No.18 – Violin part
Instrumentation |
Violin |
Scored for |
Quintet |
Type of score |
Parts |
Key |
C major |
Movement(s) |
1 to 2 from 2 |
Publisher |
John Feeney |
Difficulty |
Advanced |
Duration |
20'0 |
Viola I part
Title by uploader: Quintet No.18 – Viola 1 part
Instrumentation |
Viola |
Scored for |
Quintet |
Type of score |
Parts |
Key |
C major |
Movement(s) |
1 to 2 from 2 |
Publisher |
John Feeney |
Difficulty |
Advanced |
Duration |
20'0 |
Viola II part
Title by uploader: Quintet No.18 – Viola 2 part
Instrumentation |
Viola |
Scored for |
Quintet |
Type of score |
Parts |
Key |
C major |
Movement(s) |
1 to 2 from 2 |
Publisher |
John Feeney |
Difficulty |
Advanced |
Duration |
20'0 |
Cello part
Title by uploader: Quintet No.18 – Basso/Cello part
Instrumentation |
Cello |
Scored for |
Quintet |
Type of score |
Parts |
Key |
C major |
Movement(s) |
1 to 2 from 2 |
Publisher |
John Feeney |
Difficulty |
Advanced |
Duration |
20'0 |
CD Reveiws
The Strad's experts evaluate the latest string recordings
Dragonetti
Description: Accurate, muscular and impressively controlled playing by John Feeney, principal bassist of the Orchestra of St Luke’s
Musicians: Dragonetti’s New Academy: John Feeney (double bass) Loma Mar Quartet
Composer: Dragonetti
Piece: Quartet no.1, Quintets nos.13, 18 & 31
Published Code: Dragonetti’s New Academy DNA 2009
Domenico Dragonetti is best known for the reputation he made for himself as a double bassist in London. His music, here represented by string chamber works with bass, is charismatic and quirky – such as the ‘Alpine calls’ in the 18th Quintet. There is much virtuosity on display, both compositionally (testifying to Dragonetti’s legendary abilities) and in the accurate, muscular and impressively controlled playing of John Feeney, principal bassist of the Orchestra of St Luke’s.Ultimately, this is an important disc of historically interesting material, is well produced and I can recommend it with enthusiasm.
Reviewed David Milsom in the October 2010 issue of The Strad
Sascha Jacobsen 09 Apr 2013 07:51
John,
Thank you so much for transcribing and recording this music. It's fantastically musical. I have been looking for something like this for quite a while. So far I have composed or arranged everything for my quintet (The Musical Art Quintet). I just finished arranging Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue for the group, but now I look forward to playing some Dragonetti as well.
I really am enjoying your sound on these recordings, thanks for the inspiration.
Sascha Jacobsen
John Feeney 24 Mar 2013 14:55
CD Reveiws
The Strad's experts evaluate the latest string recordings
Dragonetti
Description: Accurate, muscular and impressively controlled playing by John Feeney, principal bassist of the Orchestra of St Luke’s
Musicians: Dragonetti’s New Academy: John Feeney (double bass) Loma Mar Quartet
Composer: Dragonetti
Piece: Quartet no.1, Quintets nos.13, 18 & 31
Published Code: Dragonetti’s New Academy DNA 2009
Domenico Dragonetti is best known for the reputation he made for himself as a double bassist in London. His music, here represented by string chamber works with bass, is charismatic and quirky – such as the ‘Alpine calls’ in the 18th Quintet. There is much virtuosity on display, both compositionally (testifying to Dragonetti’s legendary abilities) and in the accurate, muscular and impressively controlled playing of John Feeney, principal bassist of the Orchestra of St Luke’s. Ultimately, this is an important disc of historically interesting material and I can recommend it with enthusiasm.
John Feeney 23 Mar 2013 15:13
Anyone downloading the complete set of parts will later receive an email from me containing a PDF of the solo Bass part in 11 by 17 format which alleviates page turning issues for performance. Cheers! John
John Feeney 23 Mar 2013 15:09
sound sample from the CD Dragonetti's New Academy- available through iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby, Digstation and many others- http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/feeneyjohn
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