Double

Bass Concerto No.2

In B minor for bass in solo tuning (F♯-B-e-a) Giovanni Bottesini
Ed. Isaac Trapkus Transcribed from the B minor manuscript for bass and piano
(b.1984) (1821-1889)
I

version: 2020/12/12

   
  
Allegro Moderato

           
Contrabass

          
          

                           
    


   
Piano  

 
 
  


                    
 
5 Solo espressivo 3
3

  
Cb.

                 



   

3 3

            
          
  
     
   
Pno. 

    
  
               
           
8 3


3 3 3 3

  
Cb.

                  


        

                        
    
   
Pno.

 
 
        
          
   
11 3 3

  
3 3 3

 
Cb.

            

dim.
  3

 
   
            
    
   
 
   
          
Pno.

 

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  
                  
  
14 3


3 3

    
Cb.

              

            cresc.
cresc.

   
  
                 
         
  
Pno.

    
       
     
     

17 3


3 3

     
Cb.

                        
3

            
3

   
          
           
   
Pno.

  

         
   
 

      
20


  
Cb.

                          
 3
3


3

      

3 3

  
               
3

  
Pno.




           
   

      
  
23 3 3
3 3 3 3

      
Cb.

           
cresc.

  
  

  
3 3

        
           
cresc.

  
Pno.
 

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           
             

            
26 3
3 3 3 3 3 3

   
      
Cb.

      
      
3  3 cresc.


     
         
        

3 3


Pno. 

 
 

       
       
   

       
29 3
3 3


3

  
Cb.

    
                       
 cresc. 3 3

    

        
        
 
 
     
Pno. cresc.





                
       

    
       
32 3 3
3 3 3

    
Cb.

          
            
3 3


3 3

    
 3 cresc.

   
          
  
    
Pno. cresc.


           
        
           

      


35

 
           
Cb.

      
 


      
(rall.)



 
   
         

Pno.  

   
 

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 
        

          

38

 
 
 
   
      
Cb.

  


   
   
             
                 
3 3

     


 
Pno.

              


    
 
   



41

  
 
  
          
Cb.

   



cresc.


    
                    
              
cresc. 3 3
Pno. 


 
            
  

              
 
     
44

      
 
Cb.

    
     
  
3 3
cresc. 

 


                        

      
cresc.




 
Pno.

  



       

  

            

           
 
47

      
Cb.

                  
3 3 3

        
  
3 3
   3

             
    
  
Pno.

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            
      
           
50 3 3
3 3

    
3 3 3 3 3


   
Cb.

        
       
3

    
 3 cresc.

  
     
 

      
            
cresc.


Pno.





 
   
             
                  
 
53 3


3

     
Cb.

            
3


 
    
             
 

    
Pno.

 
 




   
     

   
            
56


             
Cb.

       


       
3

        3 

        
      
Pno.   

  


      
  
           
59



3

   
Cb.

   
                       
cresc.

 
3

            
  
      
          
  
Pno.

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 
        
      
      
     
          
62

       
Cb.

                     
 3

      
3 cresc.

           
    
  


Pno. cresc.

  
  

  
                  3
          

 
 
66 3
3

     
Cb.

                          



  
3 3 3

               
       
        


 
Pno.

 

       
        
                
      
 
 
69 3
3

    
Cb.

                     

3 


3

         
 
              
   
Pno.

 

  
              
  
3
3


72


          
      
    
Cb.

 
  


 
3 3 3
3 3

                  

      
           

Pno.

 

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             
           
     
75 3

     
Cb.

                        

3 3

                 
3 3 3
3

           
       
 
           
Pno.

 
 
      
 
 

              
     
       
 
79

   
Cb.

          
3
dim.


3

 

           
                  
meno

      
Pno.

 

           
               
       
   

    
    
              

82

          
        
    
Cb.

      
   


   
 
 
     

         



 


    
Pno.





             
                 
       
 
  

 
       
85

  
 
          
 
Cb.

            
             
  
   

     
  
   
                       
  



Pno.

     
   

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      
 

  
89

 
                       
Cb.

              
               
 

  
      
     
Pno.   

     

    

         


   
      
                           
          
94


  
Cb.

     

Cadenza 

 
     
 
Pno.

  
    
                 
3

     
3

  
3


3

                   
98

Cb.


  
3
 3

       
       
                   
   
101

Cb.


          

         
    
         
           
             

 
103


Cb.

 
                                   
       
108

Cb.

        
 
             
       
   
            
   
111

    
Cb.

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   

   
a tempo

 
  


        
116

*)       


      
 


    
 
Cb.

                   
 



a tempo

   

      
  3 3 3
Pno. 3 3  3
3 3

   

  
                                 
                  
        
120


           
         
Cb.

        


      
  
          
                     
      


 



Pno.

    
 


       
                                   
                  

123
(stretto)


           
  
Cb.

     
  
                
cresc.

     
(stretto)


  cresc.      
          
              
     
Pno.


  
          
  
           

126

   
     

      
Cb.

   
 
    
  
          
                
Pno. 

     

 
*) Measures 118 and 119 of the solo line differ in Bottesini's other transcriptions of this concerto. Some bassists may
prefer to play m.118 an octave higher and then m.119 an octave lower with varying pickups into m.120.
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 II
      
 
Andante

  
          
Contrabass

               
             
   
     
                                 
    
Piano

             
    
     
           
  
6

      
  
Cb.

            
             


          
 
 
                                 


    
Pno.

  
      
        
                

11

  
Cb.

          


              
cresc.

  

           
      
Pno. cresc.

            
         
15

     
  
Cb.

   
                       


   


 

       
  


         
     
Pno.

 
 



 

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        
               
       

     

19

   
            
Cb.

            
   


 
 
              
 



 
  




Pno.

 


          
   
       
        
23


       
Cb.

 
          
             
cresc.

 
                      
   
  
Pno. cresc.


          
        

      
      
   
27

 
             
  
Cb.

                         


        
cresc.

  
                          
           
            

Pno. cresc.

        
                             

31

  
  
 
Cb.

         
cresc.

   
  
               
Pno. cresc.

 
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          
            



34

 
Cb.

           
      
 dim.

            
                  


       



Pno.

   

 

   
       
diminendo

        
 
37

        

Cb.

          
      


  
        
                      


    
Pno.

  

             
        



   
40

           
                  
Cb.

   


   
                  
       
dim.

 
Pno.

      
 
 
                           

 
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 
  
Cb.

    
 


      
poco rall. a tempo


           
    
Pno.  

  

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    
              
  
46


Cb.

         

             

         
 
Pno.

  

 
        
    

49

           
Cb.

     
          
cresc. 

 
            
   




 
Pno.

 
cresc.




            
  
      

       
      
     
52

 
        
Cb.

          


  
 

       
  
        
  


 
Pno.

   
 
  

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      
             
 

 
   



55

   
         
Cb.

           
          
          


          

             
 dim. 

           
Pno. cresc.

   

                    
 
 

58

      
Cb.

          
        
 

     
       
   
                           
 
Pno.

  


       
                
61
rall. dim.

 

Cb.

                              
          
rall. . . . .

 

      


      
  
Pno.

 
dim.

     
  
    
 
64

 
Cb.

               
   
   
       
 
Pno. 

  

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                 

rall.


66

       
Cb.

         
       

rall.

 
 
       

         

colla parte

  
Pno. 

   


III
      
  
Allegro

                 

  
Contrabass

     
     
           
  
 

      
      
    
                



      
Piano


 

    
 
   
         
            


                        

       
7

     
      
            
            
       
Pno.

    

     
   
     
     
13

  
   
        
Cb.

           
   
              


           
                            
 
     



Pno.

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               
           
20

 
Cb.

                  

     


                



        

     
    
Pno.  




     
   
                         
26


Cb.

            
   
        
         
                 
       
        
 
Pno. cresc.

 

       
      
               
32


Cb.

                             



        
   
 
 
 
    
         

Pno. 


 

     
           
           
   
      
 
38



Cb.

                            
cresc.

               
          
        
Pno. cresc.

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      
                 
  
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           
Cb.

               
 

 
 dim.

       

            
          
 
 


Pno. 

  


        
               
            
50

    
  
Cb.

                      

cresc.

          
         
     
Pno. cresc.

  
         
       

56

  
        
Cb.

        

 

    
   
       




     
Pno.  

 

 


  
       
60

            
Cb.

   
       
        
   
               
   
Pno. 

 

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      
       

        

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   
Cb.

    
             
           
        
      
 
Pno.  

  

            


              
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                  
Cb.

     
                 


     
   
         
      
  


Pno. 

 

 ♮  ♯

        
             
 
 
75

  
Cb.

                                   
cresc. 
 cresc. cresc.

     
  
   

                   
      
      
cresc. () 

    
Pno. cresc.

   

      

           
 

         
83

          
   
Cb.

                 
 

   
    
        
 
             
Pno.

  


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       
 

                    
  
89


   

     
          
Cb.

         



    

    

           
   
Pno.  

      
             
       

  
     
94



Cb.

        
            


      

            
  
       
   
Pno.

 
 
          
         
99



Cb.

            
         
                     
     



Pno.

 
 

   
          
       

104



Cb.

                  


 

      
 

   
Pno.


 

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                 

    
     
        
109

       
  
Cb.

                          
 cresc. 

          
 
                  
Pno. 
cresc.

 


   
                


   
115

      
 
 

   
Cb.

     
              


  
        
       
           
  
     
Pno.


  
                
              

119


Cb.

    
    
 cresc.

      

        
   
Pno.  cresc.


    
       
    
 
  
   
123

  

Cb.

                  

                        


 
             
    
     
Pno.

  

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                   

    


128

 
Cb.

      

                 



           
    
          
 
             
    
Pno. 

 
                 
             
134


Cb.

             

    
       
                    
    
   
 
Pno.

 

 
             
              
139

 
 
Cb.

                             

cresc.

                      

        

Pno.


cresc.



         
       
      
  
   
144


Cb.

                          



     



             
      
  
  
 


Pno.

  

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150

 
Cb.

         

       
   
            
      
       
 
Pno.

 
    
     
               


155



Cb.

                 
  
cresc.

     
      
            
Pno. cresc.

    
     
            
  
159

     

Cb.

            
 dim.

    
     
            
dim.


Pno. 

 


     
     
             

  
163

   
Cb.

                    


          

cresc.

     
              

   


 
Pno.
cresc.

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   
     

     
168
Animando

     
Cb.

   
             
 

    
Animando

     
   
          


   


  
Pno.

 




     
    

172


          
Cb.

   
 
       
         
  
Pno.

  

   
  
 
  
175

  
             
Cb.

 
      

                      
             
Pno.


  

 
                        
179

 
Cb.

   
               
 

     
      
      

Pno.  


  
 

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                         
        
183

 


Cb.

                  



   
       
            
         
Pno.



             
                     

  
188

             
    
Cb.

                      

cresc. 

            
      
cresc. 

             
Pno.

   


              
    
 
193

         
  
Cb.

          
    
       
                
       
Pno.

      

            
   
  


198

       
 
Cb.

            
       
             
  

       

Pno.

     

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
                     

            
203

 
Cb.

              


          


              
         


 
Pno.






 
    
                   
  
209

 
Cb.

              
 

  
  

   






      
          
   
Pno.

 
              
                  
215

 
Cb.

     
    






   





       
   
Pno.

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           
                       
   
219

   
Cb.

               
             
      


           
      


                               
         
Pno.  

 
   

                        
               
226

 
             
Cb.

       
     
 
       
          
 
Pno.

 
     
   
                    

  
  

230


              

Cb.

       
          
     
                         
 
  
Pno.


    
  
     
238

 *)    
               
  
Cb.

   

     
       
 
Pno.

   
*) Bottesini later penciled in D♮s to replace all the D♯s in the last five measures, changing the ending from major to minor.
However, this arrangement of the concerto is the only version in which Bottesini made such a notation. The performer may
decide which version they prefer.
26 This edition may be freely used and distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Isaac Trapkus - 2020.