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Schumann on double bass (2025)

Laura Álvarez Cao
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This research explores the journey through Schumann's music from the perspective of a double bass player. My intention was to gain a deeper understanding of his chamber music compositions originally written for instruments such as clarinet, cello, and horn and adapt them for the double bass. Since I first encountered these pieces, I have believed they would suit the double bass in many ways, and my aim is to demonstrate how the bass, often overlooked in solo contexts, possesses a rich palette of colors and emotions. I analyzed existing studies, arrangements, and recordings of these works enriching my own interpretation and allowing me to perform them as faithfully as possible to Schumann's original intentions.
typeresearch exposition
keywordsSchumann, double bass, phrasing
date13/11/2024
published14/07/2025
last modified14/07/2025
statuslimited publication
copyrightLaura Álvarez Cao
licenseCC BY-NC-ND
languageEnglish
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/3177011/3177012
published inKC Research Portal
portal issue3. Internal publication


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