'Well written'. The Strad. 'Undemanding'. MusicTeacher. Melodic easily approachable work with chamber orchestra (or piano) in a light tonal style. Duration c.11'. Opus 64.Grade: 8

An advanced work written mainly in the instrument's lower range; good study material.Grade: 8

The Double Bass part of J.S. Bach’s wonderful composition arranged for String Orchestra by Christopher Bunting and is suitable for String Quintet.

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.

Four songs by Vagn Nørgaard for 3 equal voices Double Bass and Piano. Based on texts by Hans Christian Anderson.

For solo Double Bass and speaking musician-For Double Bass and speaking musician. Taxi! was inspired by those frantic cabs in Paris but the problems are universal. An hilarious music-theatre style piece by the French virtuoso equally successful for speaking bassist or with narrator. Grade: Medium

'Delightful virtuoso homage to the fiddle music of the composer's Scotland... a stunning work'. Notes. 'The timbreof the instruments match up beautifully'. The Guardian London. Two playing scores.Grade: 8

This new publication replaces the old Latham edition (now out of print) - popular title on both ABRSM and TG double bass syllabuses (grade 7).Dennis Leogrande writes:I began writing the melody first although every piece begins differently. I wanted to begin with a sound that for me is very characteristic of the bass that being the ½ step slide from G# to A. Looking throughout the piece you will notice other slides ie. bars 1 3 5 7 12 14 16 18 38 58 114 116 18 120 123 125 and 127. Please don't forget to notice the grace note slide in measure 100. These are the melodic motifs that give the piece its character and act as hooks(memorable ideas) for the listener to latch on to. Once I began writing the melody it just grew organically from the original idea. I hope you feel the same organic growth. The shifting harmonic tonalities (between D major and D minor) seem to ask the question 'May I?' and keep the listener involved in trying to answer the question. The jazz style keeps the 'question' light hearted a little 'tongue in cheek.' However playing this piece requires attention to these details and a great deal of musicianship. It's the fine musician who understands both the music and the instrument who can make a difficult and complicated piece sound easy light and fun. Oh and yes please enjoy!

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