“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
Ensemble score
Item no.: 618512
for: 2 double basses
Music score (anthology), online audio (playback)
Item no.: 778153
for: Bass instrument (bass clef)
Music score
Item no.: 338985
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1233616
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1252080
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292266
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292462
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292378
Christmas Songbook
for: 1–2 double basses; piano ad lib.
Ensemble score (anthology), Playback-CD
Item no.: 142561
Sammlung der schönsten Weihnachtslieder für Instrumente in C (Bassschlüssel (tief)
(Bässe, Fagott)
for: 2 melodic instruments (C, Bass clef)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 157950
15 Festive Solos in 25+ Different Styles
for: Double bass
Item no.: 1661087
Bass Clef Instruments (Bassoon, Trombone, Euphonium, & Others)
for: Bass instrument (bass clef)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 655184
for Double Bass Quartet
Bassiona Amorosa
for: 4 double basses (double bass quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 293472
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291699
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292294
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1215977
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292322
for: Double bass
Sheet music
Item no.: 1215890
for: Double bass, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1605241
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part (anthology)
Item no.: 774343
for: 4 double basses (double bass quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1703430
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291958
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662941
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1308728
for: Double bass
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1052370
(Sehr leicht)
for: 2 bass instruments
Ensemble scores, CD
Item no.: 170804
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1290350
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292210
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292126
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292042
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292434
for: Double bass, piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1272730
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292490
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292014
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291783
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1234111
for: Double bass, piano [organ]
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1220381
Ein musikalischer Adventkalender mit 24 Lieder zum Mitspielen
Play-Along Ausgabe für Posaune, Bariton und Fagott inkl. Playback-CD
for: Bass instrument (C)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1668909
for: 2 double basses
Ensemble score
Item no.: 692297
for: 2 double basses
Music score
Item no.: 558629
for: Bass instrument (bass clef)
Buch
Item no.: 935588
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291755
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291671
for: Double bass, piano [organ]
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1615530
Sammlung der schönsten Weihnachtslieder für Instrumente in C /(Bassschlüssel hoch)
(Posaune, Bariton)
for: 2 melodic instruments (C, Bass clef)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 186924
for: 2 double basses
Item no.: 147498
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1290845
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292154