Amusez-vous avec le Double Bass est une nouvelle publication unique qui ajoute la joie et la diversité de l'apprentissage de l'instrument. Ce second volume développe les connaissances et l'apprentissage afin de développer la lecture et de l'expérience de l'élève. Les exercices courts peuvent être accompagnés par l'enseignant sur le piano. / Contrebasse

A String Method for Class or Individual Instruction. Paul Rolland`s Approach to String Playing-Double Bass. Rolland P

Work for Solo Double Bass first premiered in June 2001 at the St.Magnus Church festival in Orkney by Duncan McTier.

This work which gives a musical interpretation of the Last Discourse of Christ after the Last Supper was commissioned by Lord and Lady Marks for the Byzantine Festival in London 1998. It was first performed in March 1998 at St. Paul's Cathedral London by Patricia Rozario Stephen Richardson Barry Guy the Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral; and the Choir of the Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch conducted by John Scott.Double Bass part. Duration c. 20mins.

John McCabe's Pueblo for solo Double Bass. Duration: approx. 7 minutes. Pueblo is an off-shoot of a series of compositions inspired by desert country and it was commissioned by Leon Bosch with the aid of funds provided by North West Arts. The piece is continous falling into several sections and is largeley based on the high circling motif heard at the start and referred to again in the harmonics at the close. It is prefaced by the following quotation from Scenes in American Deserta by Reyner Banham published by Thames and Hudson: 'Clouds high and flat were now building up in thesky the wind was settling to silent calm the weather was very cold and the stream through the center of the pueblo was almost frozen across the Indians chipping out ice to melt down for water.' The aim in writing the piece was to express in musical terms a response to the vivid picture of a scene relating to life in the American desert conveyed by Reyner Banham's text. Although not numbered among other Desert works this belongs to this family of compositions along with another Banham setting written for the King's Singers Scenes In America Deserta. - John McCabe

La Contrebasse Pour Tous is an easy approach to the Double Bass that beginners of all musical abilities can use and enjoy. Giving beginners the confidence to approach the instrument the series strengthens the essential foundations of playing the instrument by extending the fingering exercises and the use of the left hand. This tuition book also helps young beginners and adult beginners to progress faster than others since the authority of an instructor and writer such as Jean-Loup Dehant gives students the best and most accurate information possible.