“How many double bass players does it take to screw in a lightbulb? It always seems to alternate between one and five!”
It may be true that the double bass has a lot of perfect cadences to play, but there is an awful lot more to the biggest member of the modern string family than meets the eye. Browse our sheet music and scores, take a look at Rock Double Bass, Double Bass Pop Music or Jazz for Double Bass, and whether you prefer arco or pizzicato, get that Double Bass Walking with Stretta today!
First seen in the middle of the 16th century, as a larger version of the bass viola, it wasn’t until the 18th century, once it had taken the shape we recognise today, that the double bass started being integrated into the modern-day orchestra. Nowadays, the double bass features as a solo instrument, in chamber music, and is also prominent in the worlds of jazz and pop.
for: Double bass, piano
Item no.: 306010
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 969723
für Kontrabass und Orchester
for: Double bass, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1670454
für Kontrabass u. Kammerorchester, Ausgabe für Kontrabass u. Klavier
for: Double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 193889
for: Double bass, piano
Item no.: 306005
for: String instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1350575
Southern Music
for: Double bass, concert band
Score
Item no.: 925031
The Collective: Ethnic Style Series
for: Double bass
Item no.: 463414
Amadeus
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1589885
String Solo
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 965193
Music Minus One
for: Double bass
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 465506
For all Instruments
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 680551
Classic Jazz Masters Series
for: Double bass [bass guitar]
Music score
Item no.: 336433
for: Double bass, piano
Item no.: 243972
For All Musicians
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 242785
Strategies for Creativity & Expression
für alle Instrumente
for: Instrument
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 630876
Contrabass and Piano
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 1166135
Nagybőgőiskola 1
Zeneóra - hangszeriskolák
EMB Music Lesson - Methods
for: Double bass
Music lesson book
Item no.: 198068
for: Double bass, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 579356
for double bass
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 364427
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 404143
Lucia di Lammermoor
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 1203701
The Melakarta System
for: Instrument
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 685922
11 Nursery Rhymes
for: 2–3 double basses
Ensemble score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 577413
Excersises and music-pieces for double bass from the 1/2 to the 7th position
Edition Double Bass
for: Double bass; piano ad lib.
Music lesson book (anthology), Piano accompaniment, online playback
Item no.: 690025
Edition Schott
for: Wind quintet, double bass
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1023830
Challenging Exercises & Etudes for Modern Improvisation
A Practice Guide for the Contemporary Musician
for: Instrument
Music lesson book (spiral binding)
Item no.: 443578
for: Double bass
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649707
storia della sua evoluzione tecnica e artistica
for: Double bass
Book
Item no.: 253799
Übungen und Spielstücke für Kontrabass von der 1/2 bis zur 7. Lage
Edition Double Bass
for: Double bass; piano ad lib.
Music lesson book (anthology), Piano accompaniment, online playback
Item no.: 689617
Krebs 171
for: Double bass, orchestra
Stimmensatz
Item no.: 1546386
Übungen und Spielstücke für Kontrabass von der 1/2 bis zur 7. Lage
for: Double bass; piano ad lib.
Music lesson book (anthology), Piano accompaniment, online playback
Item no.: 693891
for: Double bass
Score
Item no.: 253474
Harmonielehre
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 833943
pour contrebasse et piano (original pour arpeggione et piano)
Collection Richard Dubugnon
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 664026
Etude De L'Archet
for: Double bass
Music lesson book
Item no.: 834291
(Concerto in uno tempo)
for: Double bass, piano
Item no.: 167274
für Kontrabass und Orchester
Ausgabe für Kontrabass und Klavier
Solokontrabass-Stimme in hoch D (G)
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 682598
for double bass/electric bass
for: Double bass [bass guitar]
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 674919
(Study Score)
for: String instrument
Music score
Item no.: 888481
Klassik
for: String instrument
Music score
Item no.: 321455
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1297411
The Complete Collection (187 Titles)
for: Double bass
Sheet music
Item no.: 1279229
für 3 Kontrabaässe (Orchester- oder Solostimmung) und Klavier
for: 3 double basses, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 663276
Bass Spielen In Jazz, Rock und Pop
for: Double bass [bass guitar]
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 1633690
Double Bass Solo Parts & Viennese Tuning Included
for: Double bass, orchestra
Piano reduction, 2 solo parts
Item no.: 1550468
Diletto Musicale
for: Double bass, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 304871
Piano accompaniment
for: Double bass, piano
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 563716