Composed by Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1889). Edited by Trumpf. Sheet music. Published by Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag (HF.FH-2227).

Composed by Nicolo Paganini (1782-1840). Edited by Trumpf. For double bass (4). Level 5. Sheet music. Published by Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag

Four Double Basses

SKU: ST.YE0063

Composed by Wilhelm Fitzenhagen. String music. Yorke Edition #YE0063. Published by Yorke Edition (ST.YE0063).

ISBN 9790570590636.

Double Bass Quartet - Grade 3-5

SKU: BT.YE0046

By Rodney. By Colin Brumby. Set (Score and Parts). Yorke Edition #YE0046. Published by Yorke Edition (BT.YE0046).

A quartet of medium difficulty by one of Australia's leading composers. The first part is sometimes difficult, but the others are moderately easy. The writing is low, sonorous and effective.

Grade: Medium.

Four Double Basses

SKU: ST.YE0055

Composed by Serge Lancen. String music. Yorke Edition #YE0055. Published by Yorke Edition (ST.YE0055).

ISBN 9790570590551.

Chamber Music 4 Double Basses

SKU: PR.514050610

Composed by Joseph Lauber. With Standard notation. Duration 13 minutes. Yorke Edition #514-05061. Published by Yorke Edition (PR.514050610).

UPC: 680160250172.

Four movements, top part advanced. Several recordings and many broadcasts. Duration c.13'.

Four Double Basses

SKU: ST.YE0050

Composed by Daryl Runswick. String music. Yorke Edition #YE0050. Published by Yorke Edition (ST.YE0050).

ISBN 9790570590506.

Double Bass Quartet

SKU: BT.YE0036

Composed by Joseph Lauber. Classical. Set (Score and Parts). Yorke Edition #YE0036. Published by Yorke Edition (BT.YE0036).

Four movements, top part advanced. Several recordings and many broadcasts. Duration c.13'.

Programme Notes:

The Swiss composer Joseph Lauber was born at Ruswil near Lucerne in 1864. After studying with Heger in Zürich and Rheinberger in Munich, Lauber worked with Diémer and Massenet in Paris. With Massenet he learnt a great deal about orchestration, a subject that he subsequently taught until the end of his life at the Geneva conservatoire as well as piano and composition. He died in 1952.

Lauber's 193 catalogued works are many and varied. He wrote for all instruments and in every genre except oratorio and opera. Among his output areseveral works for double bass, most written for Prof. Hans Fryba, a personal friend with whom he worked as a double bass and piano recital duo. Fryba was one of the leading players in Europe in his day and was principal of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. First was Theme and Variations (1936-7) and a Rhapsodie with orchestra (1937). Three Walzes followed in 1939, a Gavotte and Gigue, a Sonata and then in 1943 Fantasie de Concert, written for the Geneva Competition. Four Caprices appeared in 1942, the same date as the Quartet for double basses which was dedicated to Fryba and written for the Berlin Philharmonic Double Bass Quartet, one of the first ever such ensembles to exist.

The Quartet for double basses was revived by Klaus Stoll in the 1970s for the Philharmonic Double Bass Quartet at that time to play. It was subsequently published in 1975 by Yorke Edition by kind permission of the composer's son Edmund Lauber.

Rodney Slatford 2004

Double Bass Quartet - Grade 3-5

SKU: BT.YE0063

Composed by Wilhelm Fitzenhagen. Set (Score and Parts). Yorke Edition #YE0063. Published by Yorke Edition (BT.YE0063).

Four Double Basses. 'A marvellous piece for inculcating good intonation in the young'. The Strad. A short lyrical quartet of medium diffilty showing the cantabile of the instrument to good advantage. Everyone has something to do, but the first part is more challenging.

Grade: Medium.

4 Contra Basses

SKU: BT.YE0055

Composed by Serge Lancen. Set (Score and Parts). Yorke Edition #YE0055. Published by Yorke Edition (BT.YE0055).

For 4 double basses. A very short quartet suitable as an encore. Only the top part is advanced. Recorded Berlin Philharmonic Quartet (Camerata). 2 solo DB with 2 Orchestra DB.

Grade: Varying.

Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Edited by Trumpf. For double bass (4). Level 3. Sheet music. Published by Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag

(Kompositionen von Albinoni, Vivaldi und Handel). Composed by Albinoni, Handel and Vivaldi. Edited by Trumpf. Arranged by Klaus Trumpf. For double bass (4). Bassiona Amorosa. Moderately difficult - difficult. Score and parts. 12 4x4 pages. Published by Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag

Composed by Georg Friedrich Haendel/Emilie Postel-Vinay. For 4 contrabass. Classical. Score. 5 pages. Published by Editions Combre

Composed by Bernhard Alt (1903-1945). For double bass (4). Level 3-4. Sheet music. 16 4x4 pages. Published by Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag

32 Quartets That Can Be Played by Any Combination of String Instruments. Composed by Bernard De La Monnoye, Christopf Von Gluck, etc., J. Spilman, Spiritual American, Willy Geisler, Stephen Foster (1826-1864), Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921), French carol, Traditional, English Folk Song, American Folk Hymn, Henry Carey, and Catalonian Carol. Arranged by Doris Gazda. SWS. Back To School. Book. With Standard notation. Carl Fischer Music #BF72. Published by Carl Fischer Music