“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.
Jazz
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 1096443
for: Double bass
Set of parts
Item no.: 638922
for: 2 double basses
Item no.: 456960
for: 2 double basses
Item no.: 456959
Das Schulorchester Bd 10
for: Double bass
Item no.: 175251
for: String instrument
Buch
Item no.: 1595156
for: String instrument
Book
Item no.: 1118142
for: Double bass
Item no.: 163327
Klassik
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 468041
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 830336
Improve Your Left-Hand Game
for: Double bass
Study book
Item no.: 1646998
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 164462
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 164495
for: Double bass
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238161
aus: Biblische Lieder
for: Double bass
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238100
Swiss Composers Series
for: Double bass,10 strings
Set of parts
Item no.: 1023624
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 881736
Jazz
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 988861
for: Double bass
Item no.: 1620605
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 1347653
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 844134
For Solo Double Bass
for: Double bass
Item no.: 1619730
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 1147744
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 1147543
for: Double bass, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 304912
for: Double bass
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 616134
for: Double bass, piano
Item no.: 309201
for: Double bass, piano
Item no.: 300784
for: Double bass, piano
Item no.: 277336
for: Double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 164480
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 962663
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 962644
for: Double bass, piano
Item no.: 279756
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 1032105
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 963217
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 1006157
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 962913
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 962835
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 997102
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 837929
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 837568
for: Double bass
Score
Item no.: 878557
for: Double bass
Score
Item no.: 882117
for: Double bass
Single part
Item no.: 895183
for: Double bass
Score
Item no.: 388938
for: Double bass
Solostimme
Item no.: 1619772
for: Double bass
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 164404
for: Double bass
Score
Item no.: 922832