“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: Instrument
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 143694
for: Instrument
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for Double Bass Quartett and Piano ad lib.
for: 4 double basses; piano ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 677069
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 164207
op. 2
for: Double bass, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1209569
for: Double bass, piano
Music score
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for: Double bass, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1209562
per contrabbasso ed orchestra
for: Double bass, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 750087
for double bass and piano
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 404316
for: Double bass
Item no.: 156281
for: Flute, violin, cello, double bass, percussion
Score
Item no.: 1346641
for: Double bass, piano
Item no.: 183218
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
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for: Double bass, piano
Item no.: 276387
for: Double bass
CD-ROM
Item no.: 1204414
for: Double bass
CD-ROM
Item no.: 1204365
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1354307
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 263820
for: Bass instrument (bass clef)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 149735
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Music score
Item no.: 1354319
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 315816
for: Double bass, concert band
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 925500
for: Double bass, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 491947
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1551554
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 962695
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 963144
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 963127
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 963117
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 963090
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 963043
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 962991
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 962959
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 962915
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 962864
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 962855
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 962827
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 962771
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 883350
for: Double bass
Score
Item no.: 265382
for: Double bass, piano
Item no.: 1645631
for: 4 double basses (double bass quartet)
Audio-CD
Item no.: 1017685
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1611176
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 634523
for: Double bass, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 687061
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 939626
for: Double bass, piano
Buch
Item no.: 1584669
for: Double bass
Score
Item no.: 1560121
for: String instrument
Music score
Item no.: 906833