JOHN TARTAGLIA

FANTASIA FOR VIOLA AND DOUBLE BASS ON THEMES OF MARIN MARAIS !

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! www.carolbarnett.net JOHN TARTAGLIA FANTASIA FOR VIOLA AND DOULE BASS ON THEMES OF MARIN MARAIS

Premiered in 1985 by Paul Murphy, viola, and William Schrickel, double bass

c. 10:15 minutes

PROGRAM NOTE:

“In the summer of 1983, I heard a tape of a hauntingly beautiful string trio by John Tartaglia. I asked him if he would like to write a duo for viola and double bass, and his answer was a yes – with one reservation. John had never written for the bass, and he wasn’t sure that he’d be able to compose idiomatically for the instrument. We decided that John would borrow an inexpensive bass that was gathering dust in my basement – he felt that actually playing on a bass would be the best way for him to become familiar with the instrument’s capabilities and limitations.

The resulting work, in one movement, incorporates four dance themes of Marin Marais 1656-1728): “L’Agréable,” a charming cantabile introduced by the viola; “La Musette,” with its characteristic pedal point; “La Matelotte,” energetic and exuberant in cut-time; and “Le Basque,” in a sprightly allegro. Between each of the original dance themes John has interjected material of his own invention, providing an expanded network of moods as well as technical challenges along the way. To Marin Marais’ old French dances John introduces a tango theme of his own that serves as the introduction and reappears in the coda.”

-William Schrickel

Fantasia for Viola and Bass (On Themes of Marin Marais) is offered by special arrangement with Liben Music Publishers.

Copyright © 1985 by John Tartaglia Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. Copying or reproducing this publication in whole or in part by any means without permission is a violation of the Federal Copyright Law.

For more information about this piece and other music by Carol Barnett visit www.carolbarnett.net.  On Themes of Marin Marais  Allegro Energico 1 = 126        Viola                                           Bass                             

  pizz.  5       va                       gliss.                         db                          arco 9             va                              gliss.            db                            Meno mosso = 108   14                             va                                     db                                          19                      va           cresc.                    db               cresc.                   24           va                                   db                                Copyright © 1987 Liben Music Publishers  pizz. 29 a Tempo = 126 arco    va                                                 pizz.      arco                 db                          34  senza rit.    va                                                 db                           Piu Lento 39 = 96 ponticello           va                          dim. sempre          db    cantabile dim.  rit.rit.rit. Tempo del meno mosso 42 = 108           va                      naturale       trattenuto    db                           46        va                                            sub.          db                              sub.          Piu mosso = 126 51             va                                                       db                                 

pizz. arco 56  III        va                                                 db                    Il Doppio Piu Lento  60    va                                                  db                         65   va                                       db                   "L' AGREABLE"   69 molto moderato = 72   va               cantabile           (2nd time)   TACET 1st time (play both times)       ( )            db                                            (2nd time) (1st time)   (2nd time) 73  1. va                                     db                             più   76 2.       va                                 meno                                      db                cantabile   80             va                               cresc.                    db                              cresc.       84    va                      cresc.                    db                                88 incalzando     va               incalzando                                 db                      buffamente   sub.    91 Rall. Piu mosso = 108 5      va                           dim.    cresc.                               db                     dim.         cresc.     96              va                         cresc. molto                 db                          cresc. molto   Piu Lento ( = 92) naturale Freely 101       ponticello      va                             cresc.                               db                               meno cresc.       a Tempo (piu mosso) 104 = 72 rit.rit.rit. = 92  ponticello            va                                   db                     espressivo          108                           va                        meno       db                          

113       va                          dim.    sonoro               db                         meno      sonoro    118  va                                         db                         

123  va                                            db                               127 va                                        db                              130 Sostenuto     va                                                           db                          "LA MUSETTE" 135 pizz. assai moderato arco       va           [                poco                      db                       139    va                              "Jazzy"            snap pizz.    db           (one pluck)   143              va            arco  snap pizz. arco             db                                       146   va                                             db              150   va                       dim. slap pizz.  norm. pizz.   arco              db                            

153  va                                            db            157      va                                    più  slap pizz.  norm. pizz.       db              più       lo stesso tempo = 80-84 poco rall.  160   Grazioso  va                              arco    db                                 164      va                                                              db                                            169               va                                                   db                (grazioso)

173                              va                              db                                                      177    va                                         db                                lo stesso tempo 181      va                                  dolce                        db                  dolce 186 pochiss. rall.    va                                    db                                  "LA MATELOTTE" 191 = Piu mosso ponticello naturale               va                            ( 2nd time )                  db                ( 2nd time )       pizz. ponticello naturale 1. 196 arco       va                                                     db                    2. 200                    va                                       db                                 allargando 204      va                               dolce         db                        dolce  Meno mosso  208 = 76       va                                                       db                                   a Tempo = 84  213             va                                           db                              leggiero   217      va                                              db                                               221 = 96 ponticello          va                     ponticello     dim.           db    espressivo sempre dim.  "LE BASQUE" allegro giusto = 104 224  naturale               va                                cresc. trattenuto  col legno            db                  poco    229     va                     poco    naturale                db                   

234          va                                 cresc.       db                             cresc.   239                  va                                    col legno  db                                     244      va                                arco  cresc.    naturale                                  db        cresc.   249 Piu mosso          va                             db                                          254      va                                       db                     258    va                                                 db              262     va                                   db              meno                    266   va                                          db                     Tempo del principio = 126 270     va                                   db                            

274         va                                      db                                   278  pizz.  arco            va                                            db                      pizz. 282  arco       va                                pizz. arco                db                           

287   va                                       dim.              db                       dim.    Subito meno mosso 292 = 96      va                   col legno                       db                                  ponticello 297            va                    cresc. più    ponticello                     db                      cresc. più   a Tempo mosso 302  naturale = 120     va                naturale                 db        ( )             cresc. molto   Tutta forza    307 va                                                                  db               

311   va                                                  db                pizz. 315        va                                                                                db                         arco  320                   va                     db                            325 accelerando VivoVivoVivo           va                                                    db                    330      va                                            cresc.               db                          cresc.  