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Sperger on Stage (2023)

Emma Moling
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Johann Matthias Sperger was one of the most important double bassists of the 18th century. Alongside a catalogue of symphonies, chamber music, and various concertos, he left us a wealth of repertoire for double bass. Namely 18 concertos and numerous chamber music pieces. However, most of these works have not been played since the death of the composer, due largely to the kind of double bass he wrote: the Viennese violone which uses a third-fourths tuning that had developed in Vienna, around 1760-1820. It is for this reason, that his compositions are nowadays not often performed as they are not well suited for the modern double bass. An outstanding example of his chamber music is his sonata for double bass and cello from 1790.   This exposition focuses on how I made adaptations based on my own artistic research in order to play his duo on the modern double bass. Through an investigation of the relevant historical sources, together with practical work on the double bass, I created my version of this duo. The adaptations I made are based on technical issues but also on musical and personal choices, as the instrument, the style and the way we see and play music today has changed. My research topic arose from the issue of the double bass being under-represented in chamber music performances and the wish to find repertoire where the double bass player is working as an equal partner with the other individual musicians.
typeresearch exposition
keywordsViennese double bass, double bass, Johann Matthias Sperger, arrangements
date22/11/2022
published19/07/2023
last modified19/07/2023
statuslimited publication
share statusprivate
copyrightEmma Moling
licenseCC BY-NC-ND
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1827025/1827026
published inKC Research Portal
portal issue3. Internal publication


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