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[email protected] THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC A SELECTION OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CONCERTOS FOR DOUBLE BASS WRITTEN SINCE 1970: REVIEWS AND PERFORMANCE APPROACHES BY NESTOR E. ZAYAS A Treatise submitted to the College of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Music Degree Awarded: Fall Semester, 2010 The members of the committee approve the treatise of Nestor E. Zayas defended on October 19, 2010. __________________________________ Melanie Punter Professor Directing Treatise __________________________________ Bruce Holzman Committee Member __________________________________ Dr. Evan Jones Committee Member __________________________________ Mary Brigid Roman Committee Member The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my professors at Florida State University for their assistance and guidance during my studies, especially the members of my doctoral committee - Melanie Punter, Dr. Evan Jones, Bruce Holzman and Mary Roman for their suggestions and continued encouragement. Also I would like to thank many of my fellow bassists and friends who helped me with their ideas and suggestions during the preparation of this document. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF MUSICAL EXAMPLES……………………………………………………………...… v Other Musical Examples………………………………………..…………….…… vi ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………………………..…… vii INTRODUCTION……………………………….……………………………………………...… 1 1. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES 1.1. A brief history of the concerto for the double bass…………………………....…… 2 1.2.