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Here you can find things of interest about the double bass, what is going on with the bassetto, some impressions of study at the Rostock University of Music and Theatre, and much more.

Would you like to know

• what is meant by "Nouvelle Technique" or "The New Dutch School" 
• what impressed Hector Berlioz about a certain August Müller
• what the advantages and disadvantages of the Viennese and fifths tunings are

Perhaps you would also be interested to know how Domenico Dragonetti was able to astound Beethoven with his double bass version of the composer´s Cello Sonata Op. 5 No. 2. Or would you like to know about the latest developments in playing technique?