“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, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Instrument
Music score
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for: Instrument
Music score
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for: Double bass
Music score
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for: Instrument
Music score
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for: Instrument
Music score
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for: Double bass
Score
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for: String instrument
Music score
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for: String instrument
Music score
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for: Double bass
Music lesson book
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for: Double bass
Music score
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for: Bass clarinet, double bass
Score
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for: Instrument
Music score
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for: Double bass, piano
Book
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for: Double bass, piano
Book
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for: Double bass, piano
Book
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for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Double bass, piano
Book
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for: Double bass, piano
Book
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for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 963102
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 963049
for: Double bass
Score
Item no.: 265381
for: Double bass, string orchestra
Score
Item no.: 218592
for: String instrument
Score
Item no.: 878471
for: 4 double basses (double bass quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675858
for: Instrument
Music score
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for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 820383
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Instrument
Music score
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for: Double bass, piano
Score
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for: Double bass, piano
Score
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for: Double bass
Music score
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for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 818270
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 266950
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 489801
for: 3 horns, cello, double bass
Score, Parts
Item no.: 780549
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 480479
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1357786
for: String instrument
Music score
Item no.: 321579
for: Double bass, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 579356
for: Double bass
Item no.: 881022
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 632673
for: Double bass
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 185594
Eight Pieces
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 686648
for: Double bass
Item no.: 112447
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 164220
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 1203623
for: Double bass; piano ad lib.
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback) (anthology)
Item no.: 616235