Sel., transcr., and ed. Samuel Applebaum. For Double Bass Solo. String Series. Level: Easy-Intermediate (grade 2-3). Book. 16 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

(15 Easy Solos for Contest and Performance). Arranged by Philip Sparke. For Bassoon. Instrumental Folio. Grade 2. Book with CD. 16 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

(Double Bass and Piano Accompaniment CD). By Various. Edited by Oscar Zimmerman. String Solo. CD only. 8 pages. Published by G. Schirmer

Mixed Trios. By Various. Arranged by Daniel Kelley. For Cello or Bassoon. Trios. Music for Three. Classical / Baroque. Level: Intermediate/Advanced. Part 3. Published by Last Resort Music Publishing.

20 Pieces for Practice and Solo Performance in Standard Notation and Tab. Composed by Various. Bass. Softcover. With guitar tablature. 40 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

(Bass and Piano with Piano Accompaniment On CD). Composed by Arthur Olaf Andersen. For Contrabass Solo, Piano. Carl Fischer Solo Series - Advanced Level. Book and CD. Standard notation. 9 pages. Published by Carl Fischer

Orchestra String Orchestra - Grade 2-2.5

SKU: CF.YAS13F

Composed by Muzio Clementi. Arranged by Douglas Townsend. Carl Fischer Young String Orchestra Series. Classical. Full score. With Standard notation. 12 pages. Carl Fischer Music #YAS13F. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.YAS13F).

ISBN 9780825848339. UPC: 798408048334. 8.5 X 11 inches. Key: G major.

IApart from some of his Sonatinas, Opus 36, Clementi's life and music are hardly known to the piano teachers and students of today. For example, in addition to the above mentioned Sonatinas, Clementi wrote sixty sonatas for the piano, many of them unjustly neglected, although his friend Beethoven regarded some of them very highly. Clementi also wrote symphonies (some of which he arranged as piano sonatas), a substantial number of waltzes and other dances for the piano as well as sonatas and sonatinas for piano four-hands.In addition to composing, Clementi was a much sought after piano teacher, and included among his students John Field (Father of the 'Nocturne'), and Meyerbeer.In his later years, Clementi became a very successful music publisher, publishing among other works the first English edition of Beethoven's Violin Concerto, in the great composer's own arrangement for the piano, as well as some of his string quartets. Clementi was also one of the first English piano manufacturers to make pianos with a metal frame and string them with wire.The Sonatina in C, Opus 36, No. 1 was one of six such works Clementi wrote in 1797. He must have been partial to these little pieces (for which he also provided the fingerings), since they were reissued (without the fingering) by the composer shortly after 1801. About 1820, he issued ''the sixth edition, with considerable improvements by the author;· with fingerings added and several minor changes, among which were that many of them were written an octave higher.IIIt has often been said, generally by those unhampered by the facts, that composers of the past (and, dare we add, the present?), usually handled their financial affairs with their public and publishers with a poor sense of business acumen or common sense. As a result they frequently found themselves in financial straits.Contrary to popular opinion, this was the exception rather than the rule. With the exception of Mozart and perhaps a few other composers, the majority of composers then, as now, were quite successful in their dealings with the public and their publishers, as the following examples will show.It was not unusual for 18th- and 19th-century composers to arrange some of their more popular compositions for different combinations of instruments in order to increase their availability to a larger music-playing public. Telemann, in the introduction to his seventy-two cantatas for solo voice and one melody instrument (flute, oboe or violin, with the usual continua) Der Harmonische Gottesdienst, tor example, suggests that if a singer is not available to perform a cantata the voice part could be played by another instrument. And in the introduction to his Six Concertos and Six Suites for flute, violin and continua, he named four different instrumental combinations that could perform these pieces, and actually wrote out the notes for the different possibilities. Bach arranged his violin concertos for keyboard, and Beethoven not only arranged his Piano Sonata in E Major, Opus 14, No. 1 for string quartet, he also transposed it to the key of F. Brahm's well-known Quintet in F Minor for piano and strings was his own arrangement of his earlier sonata for two pianos, also in F Minor.IIIWe come now to Clementi. It is well known that some of his sixty piano sonatas were his own arrangements of some of his lost symphonies, and that some of his rondos for piano four-hands were originally the last movements of his solo sonatas or piano trios.In order to make the first movement of his delightful Sonatina in C, Opus 36, No. 1 accessible to young string players, I have followed the example established by the composer himself by arranging and transposing one of his piano compositions from one medium (the piano) to another. (string instruments). In order to simplify the work for young string players, in the process of adapting it to the new medium it was necessary to transpose it from the original key of C to G, thereby doing away with some of the difficulties they would have encountered in the original key. The first violin and cello parts are similar to the right- and left-hand parts of the original piano version. The few changes I have made in these parts have been for the convenience of the string players, but in no way do they change the nature of the music.Since the original implied a harmonic framework in many places, I have added a second violin and viola part in such a way that they not only have interesting music to play, but also fill in some of the implied harmony without in any way detracting from the composition's musical value. Occasionally, it has been necessary to raise or lower a few passages an octave or to modify others slightly to make them more accessible for young players.It is hoped that the musical value of the composition has not been too compromised, and that students and teachers will come to enjoy this little piece in its new setting as much as pianists have in the original one. This arrangement may also be performed by a solo string quartet. When performed by a string orchestra, the double bass part may be omitted.- Douglas TownsendString editing by Amy Rosen.

About Carl Fischer Young String Orchestra Series

Thi s series of Grade 2/Grade 2.5 pieces is designed for second and third year ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:
--Occasionally extending to third position
--Keys carefully considered for appropriate difficulty
--Addition of separate 2nd violin and viola parts
--Viola T.C. part included
--Increase in independence of parts over beginning levels

Edited by J. Peter Close/Holger Sassmannshaus. For double bass and piano. Stapled. Barenreiter's Double Bass Collection. Level 2. Piano reduction, part(s). Text Language: German/English. 32/64 pages. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag

For String Bass and Piano. By Arthur Olaf Andersen. For String Bass, Piano. Classical. Solo part with piano reduction. 11 pages. Published by Carl Fischer.

By Walter Hartley. For Bass Sax (or Tuba or String Bass), Piano. Published by Tritone/Tenuto Publications.

Double Bass and Piano. Composed by Various. Edited by Oscar Zimmerman. String Solo. Collection, Classical. Softcover Audio Online. 80 pages. Published by G. Schirmer

Arranged by Daniel Kelley. For Clarinet and Cello (or Bassoon). Duets. Music for Two. Wedding, Classical. Level: Intermediate/Advanced. Score with 2 parts. Published by Last Resort Music Publishing.

(15 Easy Solos for Contest and Performance). Arranged by Philip Sparke. For Baritone B.C. (Baritone Treble Clef). Instrumental Folio. Grade 2. Softcover with CD. Published by Hal Leonard

Double Bass Piano Acc.. Edited by Sel., transcr., and ed. Samuel Applebaum. String Series. 32 pages. Alfred Music #00-EL95109. Published by Alfred Music

Orchestra string - Grade 3.5

SKU: AP.35981

Composed by Antonin Dvorak. Arranged by Art Sheinberg. Masterworks; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Highland/Etling String Orchestra. Form: Transcription. Masterwork Arrangement; Romantic. Score and Part(s). 124 pages. Highland/Etling #00-35981. Published by Highland/Etling (AP.35981).

UPC: 038081414904. English.

Here is the perfect concert or festival piece for the high school string orchestra that is almost--but not quite--ready for the Dvorák Serenade! With much of the composer's signature use of folk idioms and lyricism, this piece offers great teaching possibilities, including a slow middle section in E Major with a bass solo. The exuberant accelerando ending will put an exclamation point to this certain favorite with your students and audiences.

By Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by Douglas Townsend. String ensemble. For Violin I, Violin II, Violin III, Cello, Viola, Double Bass, Piano. Carl Fischer Performance Series for String Orchestra - Young String Orchestra. Classical. Level: Easy to Medium. Full Score - Large. 7 pages. Published by Carl Fischer.

Double Bass and Piano

SKU: ST.YE0029

Composed by Thomas Pitfield. String music. Yorke Edition #YE0029. Published by Yorke Edition (ST.YE0029).

ISBN 9790570590292.

Arranged by Daniel Kelley. For Flute (or Oboe or Violin) and Cello (or Bassoon). Duets. Music for Two. Wedding, Classical. Level: Intermediate/Advanced. Score with 2 parts. Published by Last Resort Music Publishing.

Contrabass & Piano

SKU: SU.92102020

For Contrabass & Piano. Composed by Jerome Moross. Strings, Contrabass. Score & Parts. Subito Music Corporation #92102020. Published by Subito Music Corporation (SU.92102020).

Contrabass, Piano Duration: Composed: 1975 Published by: Sorom Editions.

Composed by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767). Arranged by Wolfgang Birtel. For Viola, Basso Continuo (Score and Solo Part). String. Softcover. 62 pages. Schott Music #ED21728. Published by Schott Music

Guitar - Intermediate

SKU: MB.30989

Saddle-stitched, Solos. Sonatinas. Book. 152 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30989. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.30989).

ISBN 9781513466705. 8.75x11.75 inches.

In this book, guitarist and music historian David Grimes presents 20 â??small sonatasâ? or sonatinas, complete with detailed performance notes and bio sketches of each of the contributing composers: Leonhard von Call, Matteo Carcassi, Ferdinando Carulli, Mauro Giuliani, Francesco Molino, and Antonio Nava.  While flexible, the early 19th-century sonatina form usually consists of 2 - 4 contrasting movements, here in guitar-friendly keys, making these pieces ideal for performance by intermediate-level students. 

In all but the most challenging passages, Grimes has intentionally kept fingering to a minimum to allow students to form their own concept of this critical skill. Then, as many bass notes in these pieces are played on open strings, the player must develop a sense of when to selectively damp dissonant tones or observe a restâ?? exposing and overcoming yet another shortcoming in the education of many guitarists.  
Most classic guitar teachers are familiar with the easy didactic studies by Carcassi, Carulli and Giuliani; Favorite Sonatinas offers more highly developed, but not yet virtuoso pieces by the same Italian triumvirateâ?? plus three more composers in a similar veinâ?? promoting confident, enjoyable sight-reading by guitarists of all levels. .

Orchestra - Grade 3.5

SKU: AP.35981S

Composed by Antonin Dvorak. Arranged by Art Sheinberg. Masterworks; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Highland/Etling String Orchestra. Form: Transcription. Masterwork Arrangement; Romantic. Score. 20 pages. Highland/Etling #00-35981S. Published by Highland/Etling (AP.35981S).

UPC: 038081414911. English.

Here is the perfect concert or festival piece for the high school string orchestra that is almost---but not quite---ready for the Dvorák Serenade! With much of the composer's signature use of folk idioms and lyricism, this piece offers great teaching possibilities, including a slow middle section in E Major with a bass solo. The exuberant accelerando ending will put an exclamation point to this certain favorite with your students and audiences.

Piccolo & Double Bass

SKU: SU.50026760

For Piccolo & Double Bass. Composed by Thomas Rice. Woodwinds, Flute/Piccolo, Strings, Contrabass. Score & Parts. Seesaw Music Corp #50026760. Published by Seesaw Music Corp (SU.50026760).

Published by: Seesaw Music.