“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.
Technic and Tradition
for: Double bass
Music lesson book, online media
Item no.: 193661
for: Double bass, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1651747
Diletto Musicale
for: Double bass, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1668230
for: Double bass
Item no.: 1666992
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 636221
Konrabass-Reihe Rudolf Malaric
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1671167
31 leichte Vortragsstücke aus 5 Jahrhunderten
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD (anthology)
Item no.: 1690842
Klassik
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 333898
STRING ATTACK
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1611279
for: Double bass, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1304877
Geistliche Musik
for: Double bass, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 594023
50 Stücke und Ideen für den Musikunterricht ohne Singen
for: Instrument
Music Teaching Book, CD, App
Item no.: 778378
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1566558
for: String instrument
Study book
Item no.: 619111
for Double Bass and orchestra
(with Violin obbligato)
in C and D (with parts in solo- and orchestral tuning)
Download of part in Viennese tuning (A-d-f#-a)
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 151813
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 164474
A practice method for all instruments
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 107309
for: Double bass
Music lesson book
Item no.: 162751
Jazz Scales & Patterns in all 12 Keys
Phrase like a pro!
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 493356
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 256384
for Double Bass Quartett
for: 4 double basses (double bass quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 625739
Playable on Any Four Instruments or Any Number of Instruments in Ensemble
(Revised and Updated)
for: 4 cellos [double basses]
Ensemble score (anthology)
Item no.: 554320
Lucia di Lammermoor
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 1203701
piano reduction in C major and D major
Part in "Viennese tuning" (A-d-f#-a): free download
for: Double bass, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 630400
Book D
Bastien's Invitation to Music
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 175467
for double bass/electric bass
for: Double bass [bass guitar]
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 674919
Diletto Musicale - Doblingers Reihe alter Musik
for: Double bass, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1659295
Zweistimmige Übungen für Bläsergruppen
for: 2 melodic instruments (C, Bass clef)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1664561
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1658571
for: Double bass, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 484300
String Attack
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1611280
Percussion optional
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 600402
Geistliche Musik
for: Double bass, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 600380
Contrabass & Klavier (Organ)
for: Double bass, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 594883
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 966928
Pièce originale pour contrebasse avecaccompagnement de piano
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 888662
for: Double bass
Item no.: 455666
Sudien und Übungen
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 205765
24 Transcribed Bass Lines From Standards, Blues, Rhythm Changes, and More.
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 773620
Simandl – Storch – Kreutzer – Hrabě
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 765253
14 Etüden mit praktischen Tipps und Erläuterungen von Bob Mintzer
for: Bass instrument (bass clef)
Music score, 2 Playback-CDs
Item no.: 177388
for string bass and piano
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 164454
Jazz Ensemble Playalong
mit Demo- und Playback-Version
for: Double bass [bass guitar]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 479880
A slight introduction
for: Double bass
Lesson book (with tabs), online audio
Item no.: 552174
Schule für junge und ältere Kontrabassistinnen und Kontrabassisten
for: 1–2 double basses; piano ad lib.
Music lesson book, piano accompaniment, 2 CDs
Item no.: 1689929
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 193350
for: Double bass, piano
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 1672220
20 progressiv geordnete Kontrabass-Stücke für das erste Zusammenspiel
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 660333