“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: String instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1350575
for: Double bass
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 164404
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 164462
for: Double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 164480
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 164495
for: Double bass
Solostimme
Item no.: 1619772
for: Double bass
Item no.: 1619730
for: Double bass
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for: Double bass
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238161
for: Double bass
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238100
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 1118619
Klassik
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 1194993
for: Double bass, piano
Buch
Item no.: 834310
Klassik
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 1195148
Klassik
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 1195416
Bass+Bgl.
for: Double bass, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 648438
Preciosa
for: Double bass
Item no.: 312384
Klassik
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 1194595
Harmonielehre
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1139598
Sudien und Übungen
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 1139935
for: Double bass
Item no.: 146544
Kontrabaß solo
for: Double bass
Item no.: 147851
for: Double bass
Item no.: 346263
for: 2 double basses
Item no.: 456958
for: Double bass
Item no.: 375533
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 1140901
for: Instrument
Item no.: 458355
for: Double bass
Item no.: 466899
for: Double bass, piano
Item no.: 383362
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 829901
for: Double bass, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829214
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 872271
for: Double bass, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829833
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 844138
for: Double bass, piano
Buch
Item no.: 836759
for: Double bass
Score
Item no.: 1190843
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 962810
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 962757
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 962646
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 963184
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 962834
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 962704
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 818231
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 1102108
for: Double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 1548557
for: Cello [double bass], strings, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 273549
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 1007605
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 215880