Description
Book SynopsisTwo volumes containing well-crafted arrangements and original compositions, presented in chronological order, from the 16th century right up to the present day. Includes contrasting styles, from Louis Couperin to Giles Swayne and William Byrd to Gavin Bryars. Pieces feature on the ABRSM Double Bass syllabus at Grades 1-6 (Volume 1: Grades 1-3, Volume 2: Grades 4-6). This is also an invaluable source of repertoire to explore for further study.
Trade ReviewEssential for bassists and their teachers. * MI Pro *
A must-have for teachers and students who are looking for progressively challenging pieces that will advance facility on the instrument as well as introduce a knowledge of many genres of music. * The Strad *
It is very positive to see two new publications from ABRSM for double bass ... bass players have needed to wait patiently for our turn in the series publication, and the choice of music makes it worthwhile. * Arco (ESTA) *
Table of ContentsOberek [Trad.] ; Lament to the Moon [Trad.] ; Menuet de Poitou in A minor [L Couperin] ; Air and Chaconne from Le bourgeois gentilhomme [Lully] ; Corn Rigs Quadrille [Trad.] ; Gavotte from Musick's Hand-maid [John Blow] ; Minuetto from String Quartet in C, Op. 24 No. 4 [Luigi Boccherini] ; Solfeggio No. 3 (duet) [Giuseppe Aprile] ; Andante cantabile [Ludwig van Beethoven] ; Galoppe [H Herz] ; Album fur die Jugend [Robert Schumann] ; Melody from Album fur die Jugend, Op. 68 [Robert Schumann] ; Exercise in F [Adolphus White] ; Duet from Modern Double Bass School (duet) [Frantisek Cerny] ; Ol' Man River from Show Boat [Jerome Kern / Hammerstein] ; Heigh-Ho from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs [Frank Churchill / Larry Morey] ; Me and My Teddy Bear [John Frederick Coots] ; Ballad I [Michael Rose] ; Ballad II [Michael Rose] ; A Little Blue [Steve Berry] ; Lazybones [Giles Swayne] ; Now is the month of Maying [Thomas Morley]
