The Last Ideas by Vito Liuzzi

First of all happy christamas and happy new year. I don't know if I will have other interesting ideas for 2010 in relation with our so loved instrument, the double bass or il Contrabbasso (it's also correct to wrire Contrabasso or even Controbasso). On of the most important thing that we have done is to illustrate all Bottesini's works thanks to an italian book that none can be able to tell to have. Here you can find everything you want to know about "Il Cremasco" and with only a click you can...

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14. dicembre 2009

THE BASS GANG (Italian quartett of double basses)

Without a doubt The Bass Gang (the italian quartett of double bass) is considered one of the best classical-bass-ensemble in the world, some critics talk about them as the best. But imho they have great skills under these points of view. Antonio Sciancalepore, Alberto Bocini, Andrea Pighi and, last but not least Amerigo Bernardi (quartett's members) have an important thing in common: they all play in great italian Orchestra. Well, they also teach, play as soloist and so on ... but the great...

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28. gennaio 2009

MICHELE CELLARO and THE THUMB POSITIONS

If you like to find more exercises about the Thumb Positions (Cr.-S.cr - Diat.) following Petracchi's School, you might give a look at these new exercises which I have added in the section "Technique for double bass" and written by maestro MICHELE CELLARO. BTW., in all the site you can find something interesting ... I hope!

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30. dicembre 2008

ARCUS SINFONIA

I've posted a photo of mine in which it's possible to see an ARCUS SINFONIA, a carbon fiber bow. I think the price today is about Euro 1.600. Why do I talk of his price and not about its performances? Simply because I think it's to much to sell a carbon fiber with some skills positive and other negative at that price. Naturaly, imho! I had the chance to buy it at another price. My students use a Carbondix and there's not so much difference. Btw. it seems that its sound travels at 7000 meters...

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24. dicembre 2008

ABOUT DRAGONETTI

Well, today I have written my thought about the famous Concerto by Dragonetti. Fortunaly maestro Stefano Sciascia has recorded it with strings, and it's a pleasure to listen to it. It would be very beautiful if you tell your opinion. But at the end nothing will change!

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23. dicembre 2008

MARTIN - ETTORRE -BOCINI

Today we can watch Pino Ettorre, Thommas Martin and Alberto Bocini in live concerts. If you like, go to the main page at the end.

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22. dicembre 2008

Let's go to Conservatory

Today it's the last day of lessons. One day, if there's someone interested I might explain how a Conservatory works here in Italy. In the meanwhile, merry Christmas and happy New Year.

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18. dicembre 2008

About this site....

Sometimes someone asks me why I suggest some Cds, Dvds or pictures. Well there's no reason! I teach double bass and I don't have any records to sell. So in my little I provide my "personal vision" of how a website should be. I don't know if this is a good work. I would show all classic Cd for double bass. Probably, little by little I will suggest you my favorites. Best regards.

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17. dicembre 2008

Let's talk about scales. in a few words

I've written some scales (no arpeggio, sorry) just to illustate a quite good system to finger. Surely it's not best but neither the worst!! I repeat it's a system that has got a own logic. At the end you can play Bottesini Tarantella also with the first finger, or if your are a talent every sort of fingerings for you are correct. It's the last problem! But we must give a good vision to student, both at the neck or in thumb position, and eventualy also to explain why a finger is better than...

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