Tomoya Aomori - Mozart e minor Sonata K.304 for Violin, Transcribed for bass

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[@DoubleBassLive]

Bravo Tomoya once again! This should have been conception of the double bass from the very beginning. I recommend to every bassist to try this approach - yes it is completely different, but it is worth in every way.

[@TomoyaAomori]

Thank you! I definitely felt a huge difference moving from 41.5" to 40", especially for 5ths tuning. On a 40" I could finally play with my preferred fingering system, which is 'each finger = 1 half step', more similar to a cello fingering system. On a 40" bass everything feels closer and easier to play!

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@teok5665 Please have Tomoya Aomori bring them Back. Keep in mind 5'ths tuning gives the Instrument a more Playable Range.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

I think it's probably because you also play the Cello.

[@mrbthree100]

Great job, Tomoya!

[@AKarenBass]

Congratulations! Your sound its perfect!

[@octavivo]

Proud to be your 1,000th view!

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Very cool instrument, every multi-instrumentalist would wanna try out one of these because they have that low lovely sound.

[@genivalfernandesserra6851]

Parabéns! Excelente vídeo, muito bom!

[@TomoyaAomori]

Thank you! The string length for this instrument is 40" with a full 3/4 size body. You can tune it to either 5ths or 4ths. The ideal string length for 5ths would probably be shorter, around 38", to make it easier for the left hand.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Yeah, & it gives the bass a more playable range.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Fun fact it looks like a Big 5 String Violin so it's a 5 String Bass Violin.

[@69srki]

Bravo!!!

[@CarmeloBonifacioMalandrino]

Bravi,ragazzi! Prendere oro da chi sa cos'è l'incanto dei suoni.E poi distraetevi con tutti gli altri...

[@DoubleBassLive]

Bravo!!!!!

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@UCq9i9QAZQjHpQUPA2bZjJow That E Minor Chord at the end sounds really crunchy but let's hear what this sounds like on a 5 String Cello played on Octave below the Violin version.

[@miekkorienne]

bravo

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@moyaAomori @UCq9i9QAZQjHpQUPA2bZjJow I love the 5Bass:kzbin.info/www/bejne/rn7Wc3mXdpKhm6c and because it's tuned an Octave below the 5 String Cello (2 Octaves below the 5 String Violin/Viola) it's perfect for all kinds of Music. I could get a 5Bass by taking a 5 String Double Bass, and string it up with Pirastro Obligato Fifths Tuned Double Bass Strings (including a High E Solo String). Basso Continuo parts from the Baroque era, the Early Classical music era, and even the Music of today sound ideal in Fifths tuning. I think the Bass Section of all Orchestras should use a 5Bass cause 1) the intervals between the Strings is the same as the rest of the String Section, 2) there's more resonance and brightness, 3) the intonation will be more in tune, 4) it's a very functional instrument that you can actually arrange music for. When playing Cello and Double Bass pieces on a 5Bass it'll sound an Octave lower than written, but when playing Violin and Viola pieces it'll sound 2 Octaves lower than written. Why not play Paganini's 1'st Violin Concerto on the 5Bass? Bottesini would've loved to arrange Paganini's Violin Concerto for the 5Bass since he was the Paganini of Double Bass. A friend of mine named Joel Quarrington is a Bassist, and he tunes his Double Bass in Fifths just like you. The 5Bass should be available at Guitar Stores someday, also in electric form cause I thought "Why not play Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D Major on the 5Bass". Did you know Red Mitchell revived Fifths tuning on a Double Bass?

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@UCq9i9QAZQjHpQUPA2bZjJow Fifths tuning on a Double Bass made a comeback and it's not just Bassists that want to play a Fifths tuned Double Bass, Cellists might wanna try it as their novelty instrument. You could also play Paganini's 1'st Violin Concerto in D Major (sounding 2 Octaves lower than written especially when playing the Tutti Passages) on the 5Bass cause Bottesini was the Paganini of Bass Violin and if Bottesini had a 5Bass (5 String Double Bass tuned in Fifths) he would've loved to arrange Paganini's Violin works for the Double Bass w/o having to write it down on paper cause it would sound 2 Octaves lower than written.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@moyaAomori @UCq9i9QAZQjHpQUPA2bZjJow What Brand of Bass & Strings are you using?

[@franciscoaquino8687]

bravo!!!

[@TomoyaAomori]

Thank you!

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@TomoyaAomori You haven't even yet done a review on the Robert J Spear 5 string Bass.

[@peepsieD]

great playing! interesting instrument, the body looks thinner (shorter ribs?) than average, more cello-like, and the tone suits solo playing very well. cheers!

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

I call it a 5 String Bass-Baritone Violin cause it has a Bass-Baritone Voice. Some of my friends my Mom sang with in Choir were Bass-Baritones which are basically deep Baritones that have an extended range going into the Bass register, and they fill the gaps up between the Bass and Baritone Voices.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

The 5Bass is tuned an Octave below the 5 String Cello which Bach wrote Music for it (6'th Suite), and all of Bach's Violin pieces sound super good on the 5 String Cello and even the 5Bass. Why not bow Mark Brymer's arrangement of The Greatest Show on the 5 String Cello and 5Bass. I wanted a New Violin Family Orchestra version of The Greatest Show arranged by Mark Brymer w/ Optional Choir Vocals but that's not available yet so do "The Greatest Show arranged by Mark Brymer, transcribed for 5 String Violin/5 String Cello/5Bass by Tomoya Aomori.

[@CageyPea]

Wow; stunning! Articulation and intonation a pure pleasure in the listening. I've read that the dbl. bass was supposed to have been tuned in 5ths all along, á la the rest of the violin family; it's just that string technology at the time was too limited. Would love to hear more on the low C and G courses, how they resonate.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Well now it has more options and 5ths tuning on the Double Bass made a comeback Woo hoo.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Kevin P. Fifths tuning on a Double Bass made a comeback.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

It took a long time to have fifths tuning on the bass like the rest of the violin family.

[@NicolasLessardpianotuner]

Nice! Great playing, great sounding, great tuning! And what is the string lenght on this instrument?

[@kentosuzuking]

Great playing and sound!! Do you feel big difference between 40 inch string length and regular 3/4 string length such as 41.5 or 42inch?

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Tomoya Aomori I just wish Yamaha made the 5Bass cause every multi-instrumentalist would want to add one.

[@burningoftheicephoenix7699]

I love it. It sounds great. Where do you get a 5 string double bass?

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Robert J Spear built this 5Bass and everyone really wants a 5Bass for song covers.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Tomoya Aomori It should be called K 304 Sonata for Double Bass

[@jdiih6294]

I am surprised with how well the E string sounds on this bass. Most 4th tuned basses with a high C string have a nasal sound

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

The High E String is 2 Octaves below the Violin E String.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Nasal and piercing is kinda too negative for a Timbre that's uniquely lyrical to the 6 String Double Bass's High C String (in Solo Tuning that becomes a High D), a better description would be full-throated like the highest register of a Male Singer.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Jdi ih In alot of orchestration and arrangement manuals they say the High C String on a 6 String Double Bass is Nasal and piercing, that's a bit too negative of a description for a Timbre that's uniquely lyricle, a better description for the High C String (in Solo tuning High D) would be full throated like the upper register of a Bass-Baritone Singer.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Tomoya Aomori What's really cool is that you can play Violin pieces down 2 Octaves cause it's 2 Octaves below a 5 String Violin. Here's Vivaldi's 4 Seasons:www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/die-vier-jahreszeiten-sheet-music/4535573

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Piano Score:www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/die-vier-jahreszeiten-sheet-music/3851198

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

The Piano Score has the Solo part that can be played down 2 Octaves on your 5 String Fifths tuned Bass.

[@zacharyiscoff9036]

Great playing Tomoya! May I ask what kind of bow you are using? As which maker? Best wishes, Zack

[@TomoyaAomori]

Hi Zach! Thank you for your comment! It’s an Arcus bow.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@TomoyaAomori A French Bow & it's held like the rest of the violin family.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@TomoyaAomori It's a very long French Bow. I notice in your Auttum Memories video the Bass was in High Fifths so it was strung G, D, A, E, and I'm not sure if that extra string was a High B.

[@McPhersonBassMaster]

Looks like that's the bass for the New Family instruments. You didn't get that from the Singing Woods violin shop, did you? Like the one they made for Paul Unger?

[@McPhersonBassMaster]

Elijah Brockway Same design. Really should've checked that info under the video first. Congrats, me.

[@patrickthedoublebassist5505]

is there any way I could get the sheet music for this?

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Patrick thedoublebassist Actually with a Fifths tuned 5 String Double Bass you can play the Violin part with the same fingerings starting on the D String, and it'll sound 2 Octaves Lower than Written.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

That's quite a big instrument, I think Yamaha & Cecilio have to built these instruments.

[@kylechris2236]

I wanna be as good as you one day

[@DJFROXEN]

Press 8 for the epicness. C:

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Tomoya Aomori What Brand of 5 string bass are you using? Having it tuned in Fifths gives the instrument a wider more playable range.

[@TomoyaAomori]

CircuitsAndStrings 2 Mr Stern I used the Pirastro Obligato 5ths tuning set.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@TomoyaAomori Neat what about that High E string? What brand of Bass is it?

[@TomoyaAomori]

CircuitsAndStrings 2 Mr Stern obligato E-string as well. I’m not sure it’s in the market, but you should be able to get them directly from Pirastro. This was an instrument made by Bob Spear up in Ithaca, NY

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@TomoyaAomori Wow the Obligato Bass 5ths tuned E string is now available. Isn't Bob spear the one who also made the Hutchins string family:Treble, Soprano, Mezzo, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Small Bass, Big Contrabass

[@TomoyaAomori]

CircuitsAndStrings 2 Mr Stern yes!

[@izzohood7172]

It is a Bass alright... but definitely not Double Bass we use normally

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

It's a one of a kind gift that could have better intonation than a fourths tuned bass.

[@AGVersace100]

that bow looks so long, what kind of bow is it?

[@TomoyaAomori]

It’s an Arcus bow!

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@TomoyaAomori An Arcus French Bow.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@TomoyaAomori Can you try Mozart's 5'th Violin Concerto?

[@johnway0103]

Can you be my tutor?

[@maltewiemann2019]

What is the Tuning from the saiten ?

[@TomoyaAomori]

The tuning on this instrument is (from the bottom) - C, G, D, A, E! One octave below a 5-string cello.

[@maltewiemann2019]

@@TomoyaAomori thanks thanka

[@maltewiemann2019]

@@TomoyaAomori Thanks. E to C, A to G, then D, G to E?

[@TomoyaAomori]

@@maltewiemann2019 Ah yes actually there is such a thing as "double bass 5ths tuning strings"! I believe in this video I used either the Obligato or Passione 5ths tuning strings. Spirocores are available too. The high E at the time I bought directly from Pirastro. I'm not sure if they still sell them..

[@nostalgiakarlk.f.7386]

that does not look like a bass. it looks like a large cello.

[@DoubleBassLive]

just as a double bass should look ;)

[@ghitaciprian]

nope ! www.normans.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/double-bass.jpg Tomoya Aomori,s bass is a bass-cello or a baritone-double bass

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@ghitaciprian It's probably a Bass-Baritone Violin cause it has a Bass-Baritone Voice.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@ghitaciprian It has a Bass-Baritone Voice

[@Anonymous-rp4hn]

weird little instrument and player

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@moyaAomori @UCq9i9QAZQjHpQUPA2bZjJow What Brand of Bass & Strings are you using?

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@moyaAomori @UCq9i9QAZQjHpQUPA2bZjJow What Brand of Bass & Strings are you using?

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@moyaAomori @UCq9i9QAZQjHpQUPA2bZjJow What Brand of Bass & Strings are you using?