| Authorship Note Formerly known as Double Bass Concerto No.5, M.B 7, by Johann Matthias Sperger, before being identified as authored by Pleyel ([1]) |
| 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 in E-flat major |
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| Composer | Pleyel, Ignaz |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | M.B 7 |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IIP 126 |
| Key | E-flat major |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 movements |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Classical |
| Piece Style | Classical |
| Instrumentation | Solo: double bass Orchestra: 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings |
| Manuscript Sources | Landesbibliothek Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (D-SWl): Mus.5174/2a (score), Mus.5177/3a (solo part) |
| Extra Information | Viennese tuning, raised a semitone to E♭ major: Thus the solo double bass is written in D major and sounds a semitone higher than usual.
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