Bille Etude No. 17 in E Major (from Part 2, Course 5)
Channel: Owen Lee
Date: 28/07/2020

Isaia Billè (1874-1961) was a respected Italian bassist and teacher. His method books are standard teaching materials for bassists. I’ve fallen in love with this etude’s beautiful, bewitching melody, it is as much an etude for musicianship as technique. More than a mere etude, it is a delightful piece of music! The etude is in two sections;
-Andante mosso (quasi barcarola)
-Allegro scherzoso