(Improving Reading and Sight-Reading Skills in the String Classroom or Studio) Edited by Andrew H. Dabczynski, Bob Phillips, Richard Meyer. Instructional book for string bass. String Orchestra Method/Supplement. Series: Sight-Read It for Strings. 32 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Double Bass. Essential Elements. Instruction. Softcover Media Online. 48 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Bass. Composed by Jacquelyn Dillon, James Kjelland, and John O'Reilly. Method/Instruction; String Orchestra Method/Supplement. Strictly Strings. Book. 40 pages. Alfred Music #00-5296. Published by Alfred Music

Double Bass

SKU: BT.MUSM570367320

Composed by Sadie Harrison. Book Only. 12 pages. University of York Music Press #MUSM570367320. Published by University of York Music Press (BT.MUSM570367320).

English.

Sadie Harrison's Ha llristningsomra det  for solo Double Bass. Composed and published 2016. Duration c. 10 minutes The area of Tanumshede is situated on the south western coast of Sweden. Archaeologically, it is renowned for its unique series of Bronze Age rock carvings dating from between c. 1800 to 500 BCE. Incised into over 600 panels, the petroglyphs were originally situated along a 25 mile stretch of fjord coastline and as such there are many depictions of Hjortspring boats and seafaring activities. There are also scenes of hunting, agricultural and livestock farming and warring, with many armoured figures carrying swords, axes and shields. Whilst it is possible tointerpret most carvings as images of quotidian life, the meaning of some panels is less clear. It is likely that several scenes depict ritual acts overseen by gods, often surrounded by abstract symbols - crosses, dots and ‘cups’, the significance of which is now unknown. As well as being a source of information about Scandinavian Bronze Age weapons, vehicles, tools, ships, even hairstyles, the carvings have also been the subject of debates about gender. The society depicted on the rocks seems overwhelmingly patriarchal, making the rare carvings of probable female figures particularly important. The most famous of these is known as The Grieving Woman, apparently weeping over a dead warrior from a ship. Her grief, ‘heavy as rocks’ is heard in the opening movement of the piece, echoing through the remaining movements and giving the work its dark, melancholy character. The Woman returns in the final movement as a ghost, her footsteps coming closer and closer as her ‘lover’s&rsqu o; ship is rebuilt over and over again. Movement III is gentler in tone, a song for the Woman and her lover - depicted as a couple rolling a giant sun surrounded by farm animals. Movement II represents the enigmatic Juggler or Calendar Man who holds 29 spheres in his hand - perhaps juggling the fate of The Grieving Woman.

Double Bass

SKU: BT.YE0097

Composed by Bertram Turetzky. Book Only. Yorke Edition #YE0097. Published by Yorke Edition (BT.YE0097).

A large-scale solo piece using the blues form and jazz language, changing meters, contrasting tempi and vocal sounds to fuse the jazz world with the world of concert music in a unique way. The composer is one of the world'sforemost exponents of contemporary bass music. Duration c.4'.

Grade: Advanced.

String Bass. Essential Elements. Play Along. Softcover Media Online. 48 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Improv Lessons and Tips for the Contemporary Player. Double Bass Instruction. Softcover Audio Online. 60 pages. Published by Hal Leonard