Contrabajissimo

Astor Piazzolla

Contrabajissimo translates from the Spanish as "double bass."

General Info

Year: 1984 / 2008
Duration: c. 11:20
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Piano, bandoneon, violin, guitar and bass
Publisher: Homem de Pao Music
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Horn in F

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Contrabajissimo was written by Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla to feature Hector Console, the bassist in his final quintet. This expansive work showcases Piazzolla's ability to weave Western classical and tango music seamlessly. It was a work he considered to be one of his finest and for this reason it was the only music performed at his funeral.

- Program Note from RNZ

Commercial Discography

Audio CD: Imani Winds - 2016

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Imani Winds

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Yo Soy Maria (Flex instrumentation) (arr. DeJonge) (1968/2020)

All Wind Works

Adiós Nonino (arr. Woude) (1984)
Contrabajissimo (arr. Scott) (1984/2008)
Escualo (arr. Teho) (1979/)
Fuga y Misterio (arr. Leeuwen) (1974/2018)
Fuga y misterio (arr. Ziegler) (1974/)
Fugata (arr. Smith)
Fugata (arr. Warner)
Histoire du Tango (1986/2008)
La Muerte del Ángel (arr. Pease) (1962/2005)
La Muerte del Angel (arr. Woo) (1962/2019)
Le Grand Tango (arr. Sharretts) (/2008)
Libertango (arr. Scott) (1974/2009)
Libertango (ed. Etchegoncelay) (1974/)
Libertango (arr. Murtha) (1974/2016)
Michelangelo '70 (arr. Warner)
Milonga del Angel (arr. Warner)
Milonga sin Palabras
Oblivion (arr. Avila) (1982)
Oblivion (arr. Longfield) (1982/2013)
Oblivion (arr. Six and Sealy) (1982/)
Oblivion (arr. Smith) (1982/)
Oblivion (arr. Warner) (1982/)
Primavera Portena
PULSACION (arr. Kataoka) (1969/2012)
Selections from "Cinco Piezas" for Guitar
Sinfonía Buenos Aires (1949/2022)
Street Tango (arr. Longfield) (2017)
Tangazo (arr. Ansanay-Alex) (2010)
Tango Suite (arr. Jackson) (1984/?)
Tango Suite (Saxophone Quartet) (arr. Sharretts) (/2007)
Tango Suite (Woodwind Quintet) (arr. Sharretts) (/2008)
Tango Suite (arr. White)
Tres Minutos con la Realidad (arr. Smith)
Yo Soy Maria (arr. DeJonge) (1968/)
Yo Soy Maria (Flex instrumentation) (arr. DeJonge) (1968/2020)

Resources

Piazzolla, A.; Scott, J. (2015). Contrabajissimo: For Wind Quintet [score]. Homem De Pao Music: New York.
"PIAZZOLLA arr Scott: Contrabajissimo." RNZ, 26 September 2017. Web. Accessed 10 March 2021