French composer Alain Weber (b. 1930) writes 15 Rhythmic And Melodic Studies for Double Bass with much experience and expertise in the field of pedagogy. Following graduation from the Paris Conservatoire Weber spent time in Italy to develop his own musical style. However he soon returned to the institution as a professor of theory and counterpoint. 15 Rhythmic And Melodic Studies addresses a range of advanced techniques including chromaticism complex rhythms varying time signatures articulation bowings and double stops amongst other aspects. Weber is a significant contributor to importantteaching materials and 15 Rhythmic And Melodic Studies is no exception.

Bisher war es fast unmöglich, für Kinder ab fünf Jahren dieses Instrumente zu erlernen. Der Musikschullehrer Claus Freudenstein hatte die Idee, einen Minibass für Kinder zu entwickelen. Die hier vorliegende Sammlung wurde aus den langjährigen Unterrichtserfahrungen entwickelt und ist für Kinder ab 5 Jahren gedacht. Sie soll dem Schüler schon in der ersten Stunde sein Erfolgserlebnis bereiten, das sich dann mit jeder weiteren Stunde bzw. mit jedem weiteren Lied wiederholt. Die Sammlung versteht sich nicht als Schule, sonder als Ergänzung zur jeweiligen Unterrichtsmethode. Seit es E-Bässe für Kinder gibt, sind diese Stücke auch für den Unterricht mit Kindern am E-Bass geeignet. / Contrebasse

John McCabe's Pueblo for solo Double Bass. Duration: approx. 7 minutes. Pueblo is an off-shoot of a series of compositions inspired by desert country and it was commissioned by Leon Bosch with the aid of funds provided by North West Arts. The piece is continous falling into several sections and is largeley based on the high circling motif heard at the start and referred to again in the harmonics at the close. It is prefaced by the following quotation from Scenes in American Deserta by Reyner Banham published by Thames and Hudson: 'Clouds high and flat were now building up in thesky the wind was settling to silent calm the weather was very cold and the stream through the center of the pueblo was almost frozen across the Indians chipping out ice to melt down for water.' The aim in writing the piece was to express in musical terms a response to the vivid picture of a scene relating to life in the American desert conveyed by Reyner Banham's text. Although not numbered among other Desert works this belongs to this family of compositions along with another Banham setting written for the King's Singers Scenes In America Deserta. - John McCabe

La référence R17147 de l'éditeur Billaudot dont l'auteur célèbre est Wenzel Hause, qui a pour titre 96 ETUDES PROGRESSIVES VOLUME 4, a été écrite et composée pour Diverses Formations. Cette partition musicale appartient à la catégorie Pédagogie. / Etudes / Partition

Double Bass Part. Arranged for string orchestra (individual parts sold separately) by Marshall Ocker. Collection featuring 20 of the most popular Xmas songs ever including: Silent Night · The Coventry Carol · Joy To The World · OCome All Ye Faithful · The Holly and the Ivy· Angels We Have Heard on High · The First Nowell · and 13 more!

Fine Day? is a work for unaccompanied double bass that portrays a conversation between two Hirta wifies perhaps meeting by chance while going about their daily lives. The first lady is older calm and serene - she's seen it all before and expects to see nothing new. In bar 9 a younger lady appears - much more animated and excited and bursting with gossip.The characters converse with a double bar and often a tempo change indicating the change of speaker. While the younger lady becomes very animated (and slightly frustrated) trying to ply her elder with today's juiciest gossip the older lady remains calm and serene apparently showing little interest untilthe final bars where after her neighbour has walked away she smiles and we see that she was listening after all...Skerry Selkie: 'Skerry' is an old Norse word for a small rocky island in the sea. Most Skerries are populated only by birds and seals. 'Selkie' is a local dialect word used right along the north coast of Scotland to describe seals. It also refers to a creature of Norse myth which could transform from seal to human form at will. Selkies like mermaids would mischievously enchant sailors with their beautiful singing...

With little existing in the way of study books for the Double Bass François Rabbath's (b.1931) three volume series New Technique for the Double Bass is welcomed by all performers of the instrument. Syrian-born Rabbath moved to Paris in 1955 to further his studies on the Double Bass. He soon began composing for the instrument as well as transcribing works of other composers for the instrument. The second volume of New Technique for the Double Bass is a significant contribution to the field of Double Bass pedagogy and covers scales arpeggios bowing among other aspects and also containsexercises and studies. As a virtuoso player of the instrument himself frequently performing as a soloist Rabbath compiles this technical study book with vast knowledge and experience. Being such a prominent double bassist Rabbath's New Technique for the Double Bass is a well-informed and essential accompaniment to all all Double Bass studies. Moreover New Technique for the Double Bass contains written instruction in English French German and Spanish making for a highly versatile book.

18 Lektionen / 18 Lessons-The long awaited Sassmannshaus method Early Start on the Double Bass is now here. At last students of the largest instrument in the string family can make use of this tried and tested method for beginners developed by Egon Sassmannshaus for the other string instruments and applied here to the double bass by Holger Sassmannshaus and J. Peter Close. This method will meet the needs of the growing number of young bass students. “Early Start on the Double Bass” encompasses everything that one would expect from a Sassmannshaus method: an easy start progression at a suitable rate many cross-references to the other string instruments songsand scales in different positions from early on as well as many duets. Lively and colourful illustrations by Charlotte Panowsky complete the edition. For more than three decades “The Sassmannshaus Tradition” has been the household name for excellence in beginner string methods in German-speaking countries. The English editions for violin viola and violoncello which were introduced to the international market in 2008 have proven to be very successful particularly in the United States. Kids to the Bass!While children learning other string instruments can start as early as the age of four the appropriate age to begin the double bass is approximately eight (possibly even six); this allows for a faster progression than on the other string instruments and the method consists of only three volumes. The first volume will be published separately in an English and a German edition; the following two volumes will have German and English text in each book. Original compositions by Boguslaw Furtok enrich the volumes. Based on the tried-and-tested Sassmannshaus methods for violin viola and cello Volume 1: Separate editions in German and English Volumes 2 and 3: Bilingual German/English editions Moderate increase in difficulty Position playing duets Includes new original compositions by B. Furtok Volume 3 with piano accompaniments to 7 pieces The authorsHolger Sassmannshaus is a double bass player with the Niederrheinische Sinfoniker in

New Technique for the Double Bass part 3-With little exisiting in the way of study books for the Double Bass François Rabbath's (b.1931) three volume series Nouvelle Technique de la Contrebasse is welcomed by all performers of the instrument. Syrian born Rabbath moved to Paris in 1955 to further his studies on the Double Bass. He soon began composing for the instrument as well as transcribing works of other composers. The third volume of Nouvelle Technique is a significant contribution to the field of Double Bass pedagogy and covers physical and psychological approaches to the instrument bowstrokes harmonics and contains exercises andstudies. As a virtuoso player of the instrument himself frequently performing as a soloist Rabbath compiles this technical study book with vast knowledge and experience. Being such a prominent double bassist Rabbath's Nouvelle Technique de la Contrebasse is a well-informed and essential accompaniment to all Double Bass studies.

Beginner Double Bass & Piano- 5 short pieces for the beginner bassist. Written in a lively enjoyable and accessible style each piece uses a limited number of notes and rhythmic patterns to help develop musical and technical skills from the outset. The piano accompaniments are simple and supportive aimed at the pianistic skills of the average teacher offering new and inventive first concert or exam repertoire. Limited to 1st position they use a number of keys and musical styles which should appeal to players and teachers alike. Double Bass caricature used by permission of Cameron Ford (Australia). Jan Faulkner was a member of the BournemouthSymphony Orchestra for many years and is also a Specialist Percussion Teacher at Wells Cathedral School alongside her recent appointment as Outreach Officer at the school. She has composed music for almost every occasion and is writing a series of double bass books for the young bassist. [Initial & Grade 1 - Trinity-Guildhall 2010 onwards]Marching Together (No.2) and The Haunted House (No.3) have been selected for Level 1 by MTB Exams (www.mtbexams.com)Performance Level: Beginner;1;2.

Par STRAVINSKY IGOR. This transcription of Suite italienne is the first full-scale composition by Igor Stravinsky to enter the double bass solo repertoire. Brian Powell, Associate Professor of Double Bass at the Frost School of Music, University of Miami, has adapted the versions of Suite italienne for violin and for cello as best suits the double bass. Moreover, he has widened the selection of movements, thus continuing a practice Stravinsky established with his instrumental collaborators (Dushkin and Piatigorsky) of allowing the performers to select material from the ballet Pulcinella. In this case the movements comprise Introduzione, Serenata, Aria, Vivo, Tarantella, Gavotta con due variazione, Scherzino and Minuetto e Finale. The Vivo movement is derived directly from the orchestral Pulcinella Suite: widely recognised by classical bassists as one of the most significant solos in the orchestral repertoire, the bass part is faithfully reproduced as in the original score. Suite italienne has music that will appeal to bassists of various performance levels – solo, chamber and orchestral bassists alike will appreciate different aspects of this music. The suite also possesses an abundance of flare and technical virtuosity that will excite audiences./ Répertoire / Contrebasse

22 Pieces in various styles-In Double Bass Starter you will find a variety of tunes for beginner double bass players young as well as old. It is a fantastic album with a solid methodical structure. A range of styles is featured from classical to jazz and pop. The tunes can be picked or bowed. The CD features demo tracks together with play-along tracks for each piece.

Although known primarily for his choral music Humphrey Clucas has written a number of successful works for double bass and his lively and easy going compositional style has been popular with players and teachers alike. Aimed at the good intermediate bassist (Grade 6/7) this suite is similar to the Bach Cello Suite format and consists of a Prelude followed by a set of dance-movements. Written in a lively and approachable style there are effective musical and technical challenges within the orchestral register and these would be ideal as both study and concert music. Baroque Suite was premiered by Eloise Riddell during Bass-Fest (2009) at Wells Cathedral School

Double Bass and Cello (1985). 'Pleasantly atmospheric'. Daily Telegraph London. A show work written for The Manchester Bass Week not too difficult but immediately pleasing.Grade: Moderate

Good work for examinations and recitals by an important British composer. Duration c.6'. AMEB (Australian Syllabus) 2004. Programme notes as follows:Lennox Berkeley was born in 1903 and died in 1989. After reading modern languages at Oxford he had no intention of becoming a composer until he met Ravel in 1926 who encouraged him to study in Paris with Nadia Boulanger. He stayed in Paris until 1932 developing his own musical language. In 1936 after the death of his mother he went to Barcelona for the International Society for Contemporary Music festival where he met Benjamin Britten. The two lived together at Snape in Suffolk for a while until the outbreak ofwar before Berkeley moved back to London to work for the BBC. Here he met his future wife Freda Bernstein. He taught at the Royal Academy of Music in London from 1946 until 1968 where his pupils included Richard Rodney Bennett Nicholas Maw and John Tavener among others. He was knighted in 1974. In early February 1971 I was playing in a concert at St. John's Smith Square London then only relatively recently restored as a superb venue for music. The programme which I believe was being broadcast included Berkeley's Serenade Op.12. It was a work I had always enjoyed playing and was standard string orchestra repertoire at the time. There was initially no platform at St. John's and so the audience sat virtually on top of the performers. So close were they on this occasion that I had to ask for a little more room in order to play. At the end of the piece the orchestra acknowledged the applause and the gentleman who I had all but practically decapitated with my over-enthusiastic playing stood up and took a bow. I had been almost playing in Lennox Berkeley's lap! The opportunity was too good to miss and I wasted little time in introducing myself. Mr Berkeley said that he had been fascinated by my playing and asked me to write to him about a possible commission.This I did on 6 February mentioning that