Development

Updates

• April 19, 2024 – Lectures

• March 17, 2024 – Bienen School of Music – Northwestern University

• March 17, 2024 – Schools

• April 25, 2023 – Iconography

• April 25, 2023 – 18^th Century Iconography

• April 25, 2023 – 17^th Century Iconography

• April 25, 2023 – 16^th Century Iconography

• April 25, 2022 – Bass in Art (division)

• June 7, 2019 – Research – Dictionaries – Expanded with 5 new pages:

• June 7, 2019 – Music Biographical Dictionaries

• June 7, 2019 – Music Term Dictionaries

• June 7, 2019 – General Dictionaries

• June 7, 2019 – Music Encyclopaedias

• June 7, 2019 – General Encyclopaedias

• Mar.   1, 2019 – Composers – Armando Trovajoli (1917-2013)

• Feb. 25, 2019 – Composers – Boris Papandopulo (1906-1991)

• Feb.  9, 2019 – Bass Players – Stuart Sankey (1927-2000)

• Jan.   4, 2019 – Research – Orchestration Manuals

• May  23, 2017 – Bass Players – Karl Kohaut (1726-1784)

• Mar. 29, 2017 – Bass Players – Franz Moser (1880-1939)

• Mar.  9, 2017 – Bass Players – Frederick Zimmermann (1906-1967)

• Feb.   1, 2017 – Composers – Vladimir Bakaleinikoff (1885-1953)

• Jan. 18, 2017 – Bass Players – Louis Winsel(1880-1967)

• Jan. 14, 2017 – Composers – Jozef Wladyslaw Krogulski (1815-1842)

• Jan.   4, 2017 – Composers – Parks Grant (1910-1988)

• June 8, 2016 – Composers – Michel Perrault (1925)

• May  16, 2016 – Composers – Paul Angerer (1927)

• Apr.  27, 2016 – Research – Treatises

• Dec. 30, 2015 – Research – Museums

• Nov.   3, 2015 – ABP Info – Staff

• Oct.  23, 2015 – Education – Doctoral Programs

• June 21, 2015 – Research – Heritage Calendar

• June 12, 2015 – Research – Dictionaries

• Feb.  23, 2015 – Bass Players – Auguste Warlimont (1832-1901)

• Feb. 13, 2015 – Orchestral Studies

• Jan.  23, 2015 – Bass Players – František Černý (1861-1940)

• Jan.  13, 2015 – Research

• Jan.  13, 2015 – Databases

• Jan.  13, 2015 – ABP Info

• Jan.  13, 2015 – ABP Site Development

• Jan.  13, 2015 – ABP Contact

• Beta Development Finished

• Jan.   3, 2015 – Double Bass Etudes

• Nov. 25, 2014 – Double Bass Methods

• Oct. 25, 2014 – Bass Players – Václav Bech (1877-1936)

• Oct. 19, 2014 – Bass Players – Charles Labro (1810-1882)

• Apr. 23, 2014 – Dissertations & Theses – New Heading “Bass Players – National Schools” ; Sub-heading “Czech School”

• Dec. 29, 2013 – Bibliography – Dissertations & Theses

• Dec. 14, 2013 – Bibliography – Books

• Dec.  2, 2013 – Bibliography – Bass Blogs

• Nov. 16, 2013 – Bibliography – Discussion Groups & Forums

• Nov. 11, 2013 – Facebook – Academicbassportal Page

• Nov. 11, 2013 – Home Page Presented to Public

• Mar.  7, 2013 – Academic Bass Portal Created

• Beta Development

• April 21, 2024 – Journals – Index of Issues update for Bass World,  Kontrabasista and Online Journal of Bass Oesearch

• August 17, 2023 – Theses – Bright, 2022 ; Bucheli, 2017 ; Caridade, 2013 ; Chao, 2011 ; Chesanek, 2020 ; Čeh, 2023 ; De La Cruz Daga, 2022 ; Gill, 1988 ; Gonzáles Subirà, 2020 ; Granda, 2021 ;  Heller, 2017 ; Howng, 2020 ; Hwangbo, 2022 ; Jensen, 2022 ; Kasaić Drakšić, 2020 ; Lister, 1992 ; Long, 2020 ; Machado, 2023 ; McWilliams, 2020 ; Mell, 2023 ; O’Hara, 2022 ; Peović, 2023 ; Rijma, 2017 ; Rojas, 2011 ; Ros, 2021 ; Schnackel, 2021 ; Slogar, 2023 ; Stingl, 2014 ; Svoboda, 2020 ; Velez, 2021 ; Vrbanić, 2021 ; Vujec, 2020 ; White, 2021 ; Williams, 2020, Yager, 2021.

• April 26, 2022 – Museums – United Kingdom: Leeds: Leeds Museums & Galleries – Double Bass – M. W. Dearlove 1852

• April 22, 2022 – Museums – USA: Washington, DC: National Museum of African American History & Culture  (Basses 1 ; Electric Basses 6) — USA: Washington, DC: National Museum of American History (Basses 5, Bows 1, Bass Viols 4, Electric Basses 3, Viola da Gambas 2)

• April 18, 2022 – Museums – USA: Albion, NY: Cobblestone Church Museum

• April 15, 2022 – Theses – Adams, 2018 ; Berlin, 2018 ; Botting, 2018 ; Dobeš, 2021 ; Eisaks, 2018 ; Gaboriau, 2020 ; Galia, 2021 ; Gomes, 2020 ; Guimarães Filho, 2019 ; Hansson, 2018 ; Kobayashi, 2020 ; Kocián, 2018 ; Mehraban, 2021 ; Pineda, 2020 ; Raška, 2017 ;  Sabuncu, 2021 ; Sandoro, 1995 ; Schönfelder, 2019 ; Schulze, 1991 ; Shimomoto, 2018 ; Sorbello, 2021 ; Švestka, 2018 ; Tomeček, 2018 ; Tomeček, 2020 ; Veleta, 2018 ; Veleta, 2020 ; Zimnik, 2018.

• April 8, 2022 – Bass Journals – Ohio Bass Notes (1969-1972) ; Slava Publishing Reader, (2005-?) ; Violone (1973-1979 Index of Issues

• February 27, 2022 – Books – Harris, Rachel. Orchestral Technique in Action, 2020 ; Lohse, Jonas. The Double Bass Book, 2021 ; Ray, Sonia. Catálogo De Obras Brasileiras Eruditas Para Contrabaixo, 1996 ;  Rosa, Alexandre Silva. Técnicas Estendidas do Contrabaixo no Brasil, 2014 ; Traeger, Chuck, at all. The Setup and Repair of the Double Bass, 2004.

• February 4, 2022 – Methods – Asioli, Bonifazio. Elementi, 1823 (online view) ; Dalla Torre, Silvio. Bassics, 2004 ; Dragonetti, Domenico. Complete System, 1795 ; Gardali, Douglas. Principles of Contrabass Playing, 1980 ; Gehot, Joseph. Complete Instructions, [1780] ; Grigorova-Bozkova, Sandra. Method for Double Bass, 2002 ; Haskerl, Johan Wilhelm. Contrabass Skole, 1908 ; Kobrich, Johann Anton. Praktisches Geig-Fundament, 1787 ; Kosky, Chris. The Thumb Transition Zone: A Method for the Double Bassist, 2019 ; Le Compte, Korneel. Meta Hodos, The Viennese Violone Method, 2020 ; Lewis, Royce W. Original Handbook for Teaching String Bass, 1957 ; Mélâss, S., Praktische Contrabass-Schule, 1883 ;  Murelli, Piermario. Nuova Didattica Del Contrabbasso, 2005 ;  Oertel, August. Neue und Praktische Schule, 1900 ; Planyavsky, Alfred. Baby-Bass Schule. 1979 ; Ryan, Sidney. Ryan’s True Double Bass, 1884.

• January 26, 2022 – Theses – Amaral, 2018 ; Assis, 2008 ; Campos, 2014 ; Chen, 2018 ; De, Toledo R., 2018 ; Franca, R.B.M., 2020 ; Heffner, 2019 ; Huhn, 2019 ; Graves, 2019 ; Jackman, 2020 ; Lavergne, 2021 ; Li, Shaonan, 2020 ; Kaziulytė, 2018 ; Lucena, 2017 ; Macedo, 2016 ; Maia, 2018 ; Merriam, 1948 ; Oliveira, A.V.P., 2016 ; Pacheco, 2017 ; Peixoto, T.M. d S., 2019 ; Terra, 2014 ; Peng, Wang, 2021 ; Pierce, 1954 ; Portinho, 2017 ; Ribeiro, 2014 ; Silva, 2011 ; Vieira, 2018.

• January 19, 2022 – Museums – Denmark: Copenhagen: National Music Museum — France: Céret: Musée des instruments de Céret — Germany: Köln: Kölnisches Stadtmuseum — Italy: Busseto: Museo Civico Villa Pallavicino / Parma: Conservatorio di Musica “Arrigo Boito” — Netherlands: Amsterdam: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam — Poland: Warsaw: Państwowe Muzeum Etnograficzne w Warszawie — Switzerland: Basel: Historische Museum Basel – Musikmuseum.

• January 11, 2022 – Books – Fagerlande, Marcelo. O Baixo Contínuo No Brasil, 2011 ; Glüxam, Dagmar. Instrumentarium und Instrumentalstil in Der Wiener Hofoper (Kontrabass chapter), 2006 ; Martin, Thomas. The English Double Bass, 2018 ; Salvagno, Aldo. Giovanni Bottesini: Il Paganini Del Contrabbasso, 2021 ; Trumpf, Klaus. Johann-Matthias-Sperger, 2021 ; West, Chris. The Paganini of the Double Bass: Bottesini in Britain, 2021 ; Zi-ping, Chen. The Development of Double Bass in China, 2011.

• January 3, 2022 – Theses – Almeida, 2017 ; Beitika, 2014 ; Boucher-Browning, 2021 ; Elmore, 2020 ; Facey, 2020 ; Fassl, 1994 ; Franca, 2016 ; Helsley, 2016 ; Lima, 2015 ; Luna, 2013 ;  Ma, 2019 ;  Mahnkopf, 1992 ; Matuška, 2014 ; Mills, 1991 ; Olivarez, 2019 ; Oren, 2006 ; Rosa, 2017 ; Ruiz Zanon, 2020 ; Schilling, 2020 ; Silva A.R.,  2016 ; Silva C.A., 2016 ;  Stingl, 2014 ; Sousa, 2018.

• May 18, 2020 – Museums – Austria: Graz: KUG MISammlung / St. Gilgen: Museum der Völker /  Vienna: MUK Instrumenten Archiv — Belgium: Antwerpen: Museum Vleeshuis (update) / Czech Republic: Prague: České Muzeum Hudby / Prague: MCMI Metodické Centrum Dokumentace / Luby: Muzeum Hudebních Nástrojů — Germany: Michaelstein: Stiftung Kloster Michaelstein / Mittenwald: Geigenbaumuseum Mittenwald / Rudolstadt: Rezidensschloss Heidecksburg — Poland: Poznań: Muzeum Instrumentów Muzycznych / Szydłowiec: Muzeum Ludowych Instrumentów Muzycznych na Zamku w Szydłowcu — United Kingdom: Liverpool: National Museums Liverpool / London: Royal Collection Trust / Oxford: Bate Collection.

• May 14, 2020 – Theses – Azcona Saumell, 2012 ; Ciraso-Cali, 2019 ; Ess, 2014 ; Ess, 2016 ; Gadermaier, 2017 ; Garcia Panach, 2011 ; Leitner, 2017 ; Martinez Cruz, 2016 ; Medina Veiga, 2007 ; Mora Saborío, 2008 ; Neunteufel, 2015 ; Oelz, 2006 ; Ortego Pérez, 2011 ; Paniagua Barroso, 2013 ; Parischewsky, 2018 ; Rekucki, 2008 ; Schellander, 2008 ; Neunteufel, 2015 ; Scotney, 2010 ; Volderauer, 2019.

• May 7, 2020 – Theses – Bandian, 2004 ; Bang, 2013 ; Blanco Rad, 2017 ; Böhm, 2017 ; Brunner, 2016 ; Bürgschwendtner, 2005 ; Camilletti, 1987 ; Cebić, 2007 ; Cech, 2012 ; Cech, 2015 ; Choi, 2012 ; Cvitkovac, 2007 ; Dénes-Worowski, 2015 ; Ess, 2009 ; Englmair, 2017 ; Fodor, 2005 ; González Almendárez, 2012 ; Grif, 2013 ; Hamberger, 2019 ; Ibel, 2013 ; Kienast, 1998 ; Knauer, 2012 ; Kober, 2007 ; Kober, 2014 ; Krajnc, 2010 ; Lee, 2010 ; Lin, 2016 ; Milojicic, 2013 ; Mittermeier, 2017 ;  Moritake, 2019 ; Muck, 2014 ; Neunteufel, 2011 ; Park, 2014 ; Piljic, 2016 ; Plüddemann, 2014 ; Rath, 2018 ; Rekucki, 2013 ; Schilling, 2017 ; Schöberl, 2016 ; Schranz, 2002 ; Summer, 2012 ; Szimán, 2016 ; Tugcular, 2010 ; Zehetner, 2015.

• Apr. 15, 2020 – Theses – Amundson, 2018 ; Baggio, 2019 ; Cho, 2010 ; De Kock, 2013 ; Everss, 2017 ; Fahie, 2004 ; Ge, 2018 ; Gill, 1986 ; Hernandez, 2019 ; Kipperman, 2016 ; Ibemere, 2018 ; Mejía Londoño, 2020 ; Miller, 2008 ; Monroy Romero, 2017 ; Morelli, 2019 ; Nemeth, 2019 ; Pellow, 2019 ; Pinheiro, 2018 ; Reuter, 1995 ; Sabin, 2015 ;  Shih, 2017 ; Sloan, 2015 ; Stern, 1989 ; Tavares Furtado, 2019 ; Teppa, 2007 ; Vieira, 2013 ; Yeh, 1996.

• Apr. 13, 2020 – Books – Hoffmann, Bettina. I Bassi d’arco di Antonio Vivaldi. Firenze: Olschki, 2020.

• Mar.  3, 2020 – Theses – Arzolla, 1996 ; Benda, 2018 ; Bromander, 2017 ; Bystritskaya, 2014 ; Cunha, 2001 ; Dessanay,  2013 ; Freitas, 2017 ; Guedes, 2003 ; Marković, 2019 ; Meyer, M. 2018 ; Meyer, N. 2007 ; Nachtergaele, 2017 ; Orr, 2018 ; Rus, 2019 ; De Toledo, 2018 ; Torós, 2016 ; Souza, 2007 ; Zanon, 2005.

• Mar.  5, 2019 – Theses – Farkaš, 2016 ; Hotko, 2015 ; Kašić, 2018 ; Macrì, 2016 ; Pantelić, 2017 ; Trilar, 2018.

• Feb.  17, 2019 – Theses – Balcar, 1974 ; Belčeva, 1970 ; Borovička, [  ] ; Brkić, 2012 ; Domović, 2015 ; Gablas, 2018 ; Habek, 2018 ; Herceg, 2015 ; Horvat, 2013 ; Hojsak, 2012 ; Kellerová, 2017 ; Kobešćak, 2013 ; Kořínek, 2004 ;  Mareček, 2009 ; Mesany, 1998 ; Millan, 2018 ; Novák, 2007 ; Otevřel, 2010 ; Paradžik, [  ] ; Radić, 2017 ; Valenta, [  ] ; Verner, 1994 ; Vlčev, 2017 ; Vopálka, 1994 ; Serdarević, 2016 ; Schuchmann, [  ] ; Zakopal, 2002 ; Zlopaša, 2012.

• Feb.   5, 2019 – Theses – Amsterdam, 1968 ; Cueva, 2018 ; Dannessa, 1994 ; Fillion, 1982 ; Lee, 2016 ; Leverenz, 2018 ; McDevitt, 2017 ; Polidoro, 2018 ; Wellington, 2018.

• Jan.  20, 2019 – Theses – Amaral, 2018 ; Alger, 2015 ; Azevedo, 2014 ; Bergman, 2012 ; Cohen, 2016 ; Hanson, 2015 ; Lombardi, 2016 ; Milliot, 1970 ; Pedrosa, 2009 ; Rex, 2015 ; Steiner, 2006 ; Tietboehl, 2016 ; Zeeuw, 2013.

• Dec.  5, 2018 – Dictionaries – Gathy, 1835, 1840, 1871 ; Gassner, 1849 ;  Porter, 1956.

• Feb. 28, 2018 – Dictionaries – Schilling, 1840.

• Jan.  23, 2018 – Theses – Aguiar, 2015 ; Burghausen, 1988 ; Benteler, 2016 ; Bušková, 2009 ; Cavalli, 2016 ; Dahmer, 2015 ; Freeman, 2015 ; Hilgenstieler, 2014 ; McNalley, 2013 ; Mikuláš, 2011 ; Paličková, 2011 ; Priester, 2015 ; Russo, 2011 ; Saunders, 2017 ; Vianna, 2013 ; White, 1982 ; Wright, 1959.

• Mar.  22, 2017 – Theses – Adams 2015, Beitika 2012, Franková 2015, Marada 2016, Milota 2007, Osička 2006, Raška 2014, Švestka 2011, Valenčík 2012, Valenčík 2014, Zimnik 2013.

• Feb. 26, 2017 – Dictionaries – Hoyle 1770, 1791

• Feb.  9, 2017 – Theses – Lučanko, 2008 ; Halpin, 2010 ; Saunders, 2016 ; Špaček, 2014 ; Vokoun, 2015.

• Dec.  6, 2016 – Museums – Conservatorio “Benedetto Marcello” Museo Degli Strumenti, Venice

• Oct. 28, 2016 – Databases – Digitalization Portals – Czech Republic – Manuscriptorium

• Oct. 27, 2016 – Dictionaries – Encyclopedias – Jablonski 1748, Hebenstreit 1843

• Oct. 23, 2016 – Theses – Miller 2016, Morgan 2016

• Apr. 28, 2016 – Museums – Austria – Vienna – Sammlung alter Musikinstrumenten der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde

• Mar. 15, 2016 – Museums – Italy – Venice – Piccolo Museo della Pietà

• Mar. 11, 2016 – National Dictionaries – Italy – Accademici della Crusca “Vocabolario” editions

• Mar.  8, 2016 – Dictionaries – Janowka 1701

• Feb. 18, 2016 – Theses – Lazarov, 2004 ; Moga, 2006 ; Thomasz, 2007 ; Smarandescu, 2012.

• Feb. 18, 2016 – Doctoral Programs – Bulgaria ; Romania

• Feb. 13, 2016 – Theses – Cziglényi, 2011 ; Fejérvári, 2013 ; Fervágner, 2013 ; Járdányi 2010 ; Kubina, 2008 ; Sztankov, 2012.

• Feb. 13, 2016 – Doctoral Programs – Hungary

• Jan. 29, 2016 – Theses – Albuquerque, 2013 ; Amort, 2009 ; Andrade, 2011 ; Bainbridge, 2011 ; Bastos, 2012 ; Beecher, 2009 ; Bell, 2001 ; Carvalho, 2010 ; Clark, 2014 ; Cole, 2014 ; Duarte, 2013 ; Eidal, 2009 ; Fox, 2013 ; Fryer, 2003 ; Giller, 2015 ; Gonçalves, 2014 ; Hanhikoski, 2013 ; Hoppari, 2011 ; Iannaccone, 2005 ; Isotalo, 2014 ; Johansen, 2011 ; Jones, 2014 ; Karnebäck, 2015 ; Kline, 2015 ; Lago, 2010 ; Larsson, 2014 ; Lucas, 2016 ; McHattie, 2013 ; Miller, 2011 ; Olivarez, 2015 ; O’Malley, 2015 ; Pavelka, 2003 ; Placzek, 2014 ; Ramo, 2010 ; Reithaug, 2011 ; Riordan, 2015 ; Ritter, 2010 ; Soeiro, 2013 ; Stepien, 2010 ; Tacke, 2012 ; Ottesen, 2015 ; Santos, 2005 ; Torp, 2010 ; Utter, 2015 ; Vianna, 2013 ; Weiner, 2010.

• Jan. 15, 2016 – Theses – Chen, 2013 ; Davis, 2007 ; Degler, 2002 ; Ford, 2013 ; Hellenkemper, 2006 ; Mazurowicz, 1980 ; Rinckens, 1986 ; Schlicht, 2000.

• Jan.  8, 2016 – Methods – New download links for Javelot, Javureck, Nanny, Verrimst and Winter

• Dec. 5, 2015 – Books – Bass Players & Organology & Luthiers – Bass Makers – Fleming, J. The Fiddle Fancier’s Guide, 1892.

• Dec.  4, 2015 – Dictionaries – Term Dictionaries – Sachs, The History of Musical Instruments, 1940.

• Dec.  3, 2015 – Dissertations – Bass Players – Capoccioni, H. Adam Bronisław Ciechański (1882-1957), DMA, U. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2015.

• Dec.  1, 2015 – Books – Bass Repertoire – Compositions – Chamber

• Dec.  1, 2015 – Books – Instruments – Electric Bass

• Nov. 20, 2015 – Dissertations – Baroque Period – Valenzuela, R., PhD, 2015 ; Wright, N., DMA, 2012.

• Nov. 20, 2015 – Dissertations – Pedagogy – Lispski, M., MM, 2012.

• Nov. 20, 2015 – Dissertations – Jazz – Abbey, N., BM, 2011 ; Neef, A., BM, 2014 ; Pass, K., BM, 2013

• Nov. 18, 2015 – Databases – National Union Catalogs – Australia

• Nov. 14, 2015 – Dissertations – Bass in Orchestra – Wimmer, Christoph. 2012 ;  Ward, Benjamin. 2013

• Nov. 5, 2015 – Dictionaries – Lavignac, Albert. Encyclopédie De La Musique …, Adolphe Soyer, La Contrebasse. 1927.

• Oct. 28, 2015 – Dictionaries – Wotton, Tom S. A Dictionary of Foreign Musical Terms and Handbook of Orchestral Instruments. 1907.

• Jan. 18, 2015 – Books – Anecdotes – Mannino, Franco. I Contrabbassi Dipinti, 1996.

• Jan. 18, 2015 – Books – Health Issues – Kertz, Randall, et. al., The Bassist’s Guide to Injury Management, 2005.

• Jan. 17, 2015 – Dissertations – Hee-Min, Chae. Der Kontrabaß-Bogen. 2002.

• Beta Updates Finished

• Dec.  1, 2014 – Double Bass Methods – Gratitude to Savio de La Corte re. Alberik Zwyssig’s Kurze Anweisung des Violons mit 4 Saiten. A manual that apparently has not been discussed in contemporary research yet.

• Dec.  1, 2014 – Double Bass Methods – Gratitude to Massimo Pinca re. identification of Miné’s Methode de Contre-Basse.

• Oct. 14, 2014 – Dissertations & Theses – Bright, S.T. (MA) 2013.

• May   2, 2014 – Dissertations & Theses – Brown, A. (PhD) 2004 ; Brown A. (MA) 1969 and Barnert, R. (BA) 1996.

• Apr. 23, 2014 – Dissertations & Theses – Andrš, R. (BM) 2005 ; Boll, B. (PhD) 1986 ; Cross, A.E. (DMA) 1995 ; Dreyfus, L.D. (PhD) 1983 ; Hodgkinson, C. (PhD) 1978 ; O’Neal, N. (MA) 1957 ; Pavelka, D. (MM) 2005.

• Mar. 21, 2014 – Dissertations & Theses – Siddiq, (MPh) 2010.

• Jan.  8, 2014 – Dissertations & Theses – Pinca, M. (MM) 2013 ; Pinca, M. (MA) 2011.

• Jan.  8, 2014 – Dissertations & Theses – Le Compte, K. (MM) 2008.

• Dec. 14, 2013 – Books – Gratitude to Julia Schulman re. information on Hungarian publications.

• Beta Updates