Dragonetti: A Study in Melody with Joseph Conyers

I thought the Dragonetti Double Bass Concerto would be a great piece to look at for a beautiful melody that young musicians (or any musician!) can really dig into with their phrasing.
How do you take a piece beyond just the notes and rhythms? What steps do you take?
I think this piece utilizes an open string so well, so check out my video on playing open strings as well!
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[@Symphing12]

Dragonetti's 3-string bass would likely have just omitted the E string, so A-D-G. I'm basing that on the 12 Waltzes, which don't go below open A. That said, this concerto was apparently composed by Edouard Nanny in tribute to Dragonetti, and in Dragonetti's style.

[@dr05guitar]

I used to play this piece so much...very fun! Great to hear your interpretation here.

[@josephconyers7854]

Thanks for listening 😃

[@blendingoptions7624]

This helped so much, thanks! Great video❤️

[@yoyojent9147]

Your videos are so meaningful to young musicians❤❤Thanks a lots!

[@keldrean]

Golden! Beautiful information, thank you!

[@sebastianbarrios7238]

Tyyy ❤❤❤❤

[@gregoryf4186]

4:25 this is technically a 4-3 suspension but usually I treat these as appagiaturas, Especially if it’s not tied

[@IvicaMarusevic]

Interesting how many bassists are still unaware that this piece WAS NOT really composed by Dragonetti

[@eliseoborrerobass]

thanks for your great videos! just a thought about these concertos: seems to me that the Dragonetti and Kousevitzky were actually written for 4 strings. the reason is that both of them have a low “G” (actually A) on the written part; however, the Botesinni doesn’t have that note.

[@MaQuGo119]

Has anyone transcribed this pice for cello? I would love to play it

[@Anonymous-rp4hn]

Dragonetti didn’t write this. It was written by the French bassist Eduord Nanny in the 20th century. He claimed that Dragonetti wrote it so it could sell better.

[@Symphing12]

It was so a tribute to Dragonetti, I believe

[@josephconyers7854]

Yes!! :)

[@eliaslenz5905]

This concert was written by Édouard Nanny in 1925!!! But it sounds like Dragonetti (Nanny did a great job) and it is a great fun to play it!

[@Loppy8]

I am an old timer who knows who started using surgical tubing on the french bow first. - He lost some fingers and had to do it, or stop playing.

[@matthewv789]

Quiz: Is the D the tonic, or dominant? We only have one sharp... :) Oh haha you caught it the second time.

[@Loppy8]

Truthfully, I never thought that this was a good piece of music. Yuk!