Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 movements |
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Genre Categories | Concertos; For double bass, orchestra; Scores featuring the double bass; |
Work Title | Double Bass Concerto No.3 in B-flat major |
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Composer | Sperger, Johann Matthias |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | M.B 5 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IJS 27 |
Key | B-flat major |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 movements |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Classical |
Piece Style | Classical |
Instrumentation | double bass, orchestra |
External Links | Thomas Nickerson (2013). Thematic Catalogue for Upright Bass Concerti |
Extra Information | The score dates from 1778 and is marked "No.3". RISM mislabels the catalog number as M.B 4 rather than 5. Viennese tuning, raised a semitone: Thus the solo double bass is written in A major and sounds a semitone higher than usual. |