SKU: HF.FH-3356

ISBN 9790203433569. 9 x 12 inches.

1. Big Smile; 2. Tatu tata, the firefighters; 3. Dear Mama; 4. A green old dragon sneers; 5. Brother John; 6. Come with me to New York City (version a); 7. Three Chinese with a doublebass; 8. The Bi-Ba-Boogeyman; 9. Buzz, Buzz, Buzz; 10. Hansel and Gretel; 11. Fox, you stole my goosey gander; 12. Do you know, how many stars there be? (Melodie: Westfalen, Text: W. Hey); 13. On the wall, on the lookout; 14. Come with me to New York City (version b); 15. Just look there the frog is sick; 16. My coloured minibass; 17. Witching hour; 18. Bass Knights; 19. Hey! Hey! Let's start!

SKU: HF.FH-2984

ISBN 9790203429845. 9 x 12 inches.

1. Riesen Spass; 2. Tatu Tata, die Feuerwehr ist da; 3. Liebe Mama, schau mal an; 4. Ein alter Drache grinst; 5. Bruder Jakob; 6. Wer geht mit nach Rummelskirchen; 7. Drei Chinesen; 8. In einem kleinen Apfel; 9. Bi-Ba-Butzemann; 10. Summ, summ, summ; 11. Tuk, tuk, tuk, ihr Huhnerchen; 12. Hansel und Gretel; 13. Fuchs, du hast die Gans gestohlen; 14. Weisst du, wieviel Sternlein stehen; 15. Auf der Mauer, auf der Lauer; 16. Wer geht mit nach Rummelskirchen; 17. Denkt Euch nur, der Frosch ist krank; 18. Taler, Taler, du musst wandern; 19. Wie geht mein bunter Minibass; 20. Geisterstunde; 21. Lieber Nikolo; 22. Morgen kommt der Weihnachtsmann; 23. Ihr Kinderlein kommet; 24. Alle Jahre wieder; 25. Hey! Hey! Los geht's!; 26. Die Bassritter.

SKU: AP.12-0571543030

ISBN 9780571543038. English.

Stringtastic Book 2: Double Bass teaches through playing in an engaging exploration of musical styles. Part of the fully integrated Stringtastic series in which violin, viola, cello, and double bass can all learn and play together in any combination.

Learn as you play through the world of Stringtastic, with 62 imaginative pieces that have been specifically designed to establish a secure playing technique and build confidence one step at a time. Following on from Stringtastic Book 1, this book takes the student from Grade 1 (Early Elementary) to Grade 2 (Elementary) level. Featuring equal-level duets for all instruments, the pieces are ideal for individual and group tuition as well as flexible ensemble and classroom settings.

Every piece is supported by an exciting backing track plus a piano-only track for practice---all available to download. The Stringtastic Book 2: Teacher's Accompaniment book provides the complete piano score which works with any combination of the instrumental parts.

Mark Wilson and Paul Wood have developed an engaging and accessible new series of string-playing method books… The presentation will appeal to young learners, and the careful, well-conceived pedagogy will thrill their teachers! Furthermore, the Stringtastic integrated approach gives proper deference to the social aspect of music-making by allowing violinists, violists, cellists, and bassists to play together from the start. I look forward to sharing this method with my young students and colleagues in early music education.

-- Dr. Mark Elliot Bergman, Director of Strings and Orchestral Studies, Sheridan College.

SKU: HL.50602262

ISBN 9781540092182. UPC: 888680987596. 9.0x12.0x0.07 inches.

The Not-Doings of an Insomniac - Partita for Solo Double Bass with spoken texts - was premiered by Robert Black at the International Society of Bassist Convention at the Griffin Concert Hall in Fort Collins, Colorado. The Not-Doings of an Insomniac developed as a result of Philip Glass's frequent travels to unfamiliar cities and different time-zones, changes that often bring on bouts of insomnia. While on a trip in Europe in 2015, Glass decided to turn these redundant waking hours into something useful, and one of the results is this Partita for Solo Double Bass, written for Robert Black of Bang on a Can All-Stars fame. The piece is written in seven movements, each with its own title: Not Dreaming, Tasting, Smelling, Hearing, Seeing, Touching respectively, and finishing with Not Beginning. Not Ending. What raises this set into something atmospheric and theatrical are the poems in between each movement. These are by Glass's friends or associates, and the texts by Lou Reed, John Cale, Laurie Anderson, Yoko Ono, David Byrne, Leonard Cohen, Patti Smith and Arthur Russell are read on the recording of this work by Robert Black.