“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.
Simrock Original Edition
for: Double bass, piano
Music score
Item no.: 725128
for: Double bass, piano
Item no.: 306014
for: Double bass
Score
Item no.: 388940
for: Double bass
Score
Item no.: 879769
for: 2 bass instruments
Score
Item no.: 780482
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 1096420
for: Double bass, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 306015
for: Double bass, piano
Item no.: 306007
for: Double bass
Item no.: 1619510
for: Double bass
Solostimme
Item no.: 1618079
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 404365
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 404237
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 1649518
for: Double bass, piano
Item no.: 1623992
for: Double bass, orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 184203
for Double Bass and orchestra
(with Violin obbligato)
for: Double bass, orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 487219
for: Double bass
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649707
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650502
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 694812
for: Double bass, orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 344704
for double bass and orchestra
piano reduction
for: Double bass, piano
Item no.: 1585872
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 997764
for: String instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1172368
for: String instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1172369
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1349754
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 1070680
Klassik
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 1194767
for: Double bass
Item no.: 144446
for: Double bass
Item no.: 445996
for: Double bass
Item no.: 137368
for: Double bass, piano
Buch
Item no.: 225738
for: Double bass
Item no.: 350704
for: Double bass [bass guitar]
Item no.: 561374
for: Violone
Item no.: 176435
for: Double bass
Item no.: 493078
String Attack
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1008710
Klassik
for: String instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1110808
Konzertwerk
for: Double bass
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1348024
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 829391
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 939845
for: Double bass, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 471545
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 962970
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 962697
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 962677
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 962648
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 962586
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 895810
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 971420