Subject Headings
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double bass music | sonatas (double bass) | concertos (double bass) | double bass and piano music | double bass -- orchestral excerpts | trios (double bass) | string quartets (double bass) | quartets (double bass) | quintets (double bass) | double bass -- studies and exercises
To specify some or all instruments for multi-instrument works, include them in parentheses, e.g.: trios (piano, flute, cello); quintets (trumpet, trombone)
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Audition Excerpts
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LexcerptsOver 1,000 excerpts of sheet music from over 200 public domain works. Provides a quick and comprehensive way to reference original parts, scores, and recordings for the most prominent orchestral excerpts requested by professional audition committees.
Call Numbers
Sheet Music
One Instrument
M55 - M58: Solo Double bass
Two Instruments
M229 - M233: Solo double bass with piano accompaniment
M286 - M287: Two bowed instruments
M290 - M291: One bowed instrument, one wind instrument
M294 - M295: One wind instrument, one bowed instrument
Three Instruments
M310 - M314: Piano, two bowed instruments
M320 - M324: Piano, one bowed instrument, one wind instrument
M330 - M334: Piano, one wind instrument, one bowed instrument
M349 - M353: Three bowed instruments
M360 - M364: Three bowed and wind instruments (various combinations)
M370 - M374: Three bowed and plucked instruments (various combinations
Four Instruments
M450 - M452: String quartets
More than Four Instruments
Call numbers for instrumental music relate to instrumentation - call numbers for quintets (M500), sextets (M600), septets (M700), octets (M800), and nonets (M900) will follow similar instrumentation outlined in the M300 groupings.
Example
M360 - M364 = Three bowed and wind instruments (various)
M460 - M464 = Four bowed and wind instruments (various)
M560 - M564 = Five bowed wind instruments (various)
Orchestral Accompaniment
M1018: Double bass with orchestra (full scores, piano reductions)
M1118: Double bass with string orchestra (full scores, piano reductions)
Books
ML128.D6: Double bass bibliographies
ML920 - ML925: General books about the double bass (history, criticism, construction, music)
Studies & Methods
MT320 - MT334: Technique, teaching pieces, orchestral studies, etc.
From the Catalog
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Double Bassist's Guide to Refining Performance Practices by Call Number: eBook -
Comprehensive Catalog of Available Literature for the Double Bass by Call Number: ML128.D6 G7 1964 -
A New History of the Double Bass by Request through Summit
Professional Organizations
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International Society of BassistsWith some 3,000 members in over 40 countries, the ISB is an organization for those who teach, study, play, repair, build and enjoy the double bass. Every two years the ISB holds an international convention and double bass competition, a composition contest, and now, a makers competition.
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American String Teachers AssociationFounded in 1946, the American String Teachers Association exists to help string and orchestra teachers and players. Services include a National Orchestra Festival, an award-winning scholarly journal, job postings, local and national events, and access to a vibrant and sharing string community.