Double bass quartet

for 3 double basses and cello solo

Piotr Zabielski

1. Adagio maestoso

Violoncello

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Contrabass 1

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Contrabass 3

rall.

Cb1

Cb2

Cb3

Vc

Cb1

Cb2

Cb3

10

sf

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Vc
7

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Contrabass 2

sf

sf

sf

A Andante

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12

Vc

Cb1

Cb2

Cb3

sf

sf

14

Vc

Cb1

Cb2

Cb3

sf

sf

sf

sf

16

Vc

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Cb1

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Cb2

Cb3

sf

sf

f
p

Vc
18

f

f

Cb1

Cb2

Cb3

22

Vc

pizz.

Cb1

pizz.

Cb2

Cb3

pizz.

p
arco

p
arco

p
arco

f pesante

f pesante

f pesante

f pesante

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pp

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2. Allegro
4

rall.

pizz.

Violoncello

A tempo

C arco

Contrabass 1

Contrabass 2

Contrabass 3

pizz.

arco

pizz.

arco

arco

pizz.

Vc

Cb1

sul pont.

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pizz.

Cb2

pizz.

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pizz.

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Cb3

pizz.

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D arco

sfp
arco

arco

sfp

sul pont.

arco

sfp

pg.

sf sf

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sf sf

pp

sfp

sul pont.

sf sf

pp

sf sf

pp

Vc

18

Cb1

Cb2

Cb3

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ff

ff

pizz.

sf

pizz.

sf

pizz.

sf

pizz.

sf

E furioso

Vc

27

Cb2

arco

Cb3

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mp

31

Cb1

Cb2

Cb3

Vc

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35

Cb1

Cb2

Vc

Cb3

39

Vc

Cb2

Cb3

44

Vc

F pizz.

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Cb1

Cb2

Cb3

pizz.

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Vc
Cb1

Cb2

Cb3

G

Violoncello

Contrabass 1

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Contrabass 2

Contrabass 3

Cb2

attaca

pesante
attaca


attaca

pesante

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arco

p
arco

mp

mp

dolce

mp

pp

pp

Cb1

attaca

3. Largo misterioso
1

Vc

molto rall.

arco

arco

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H

3

pp

mp

3
3
3
3
3
3

Cb3


3

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9

Vc

Cb1

3 3 3 3 p

3

Cb2

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

Cb3

3

12

Vc

Cb1

Cb2

rall.

Cb3

3

ppp

ppp

pp

I Andante

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ppp

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ppp

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Vc
17

Cb1

Cb2

Cb3

mp

mp

mp

pizz.

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Vc
22

ppp

Cb3

Cb1

ppp

Cb2

ppp
arco

ppp

smorzando

smorzando

smorzando

smorzando

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Violoncello

Contrabass 1

4. Allegro

Contrabass 2

Contrabass 3

Vc
8

Cb1

Cb2

Cb3

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p
mp

mp

sf

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mp

mp

K

13

Vc

ff
ff

Cb1

Cb2
f
ff

Cb3

ff

ff

L Tempo di valse

Vc

11

19

Cb3

Cb1

Cb2

pizz.

pizz.

27

Cb1
Cb2

giocoso

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Cb3

Cb1
34

Cb2

Cb3

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42

Vc

Cb1

Vc
49

Cb2

Cb3

Cb3

f
arco

f
arco

ff

arco

56

M A tempo allegro

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Cb2

Vc

Cb1

2.

Cb1

Cb2

Cb3

1.

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Vc

Cb1

Cb2

Cb3

sounds in this bar ad lib.

pesante

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pesante

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pesante

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pesante

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sff

fp

sff

fp

sff

sff

fp

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