This guide is designed to help you find information about, and music for, the double bass. Use this as a starting point, or browsing tool. As always, consult our catalog for complete holdings information, and when uncertain, ask at the Reference Desk!
Valadon, Woman with a Double Bass (1908)
You can recommend purchases of double bass-related scores, audio/video recordings, or books. Please notify Music Librarian Jon Sauceda with recommended titles.
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| M55–M58 | Double bass alone: |
| M55 | Collections (more than one composer) |
| M56 | Original works: Collections |
| M57 | Original works: Separate |
| M58 | Arrangements |
| M229–M233 | Double bass with piano accompaniment: |
| M229 | Collections (more than one composer) |
| M230 | Original works: Collections |
| M231 | Sonatas |
| M232 | Suites and variations |
| M233 | Pieces |
| M286–M287 | Duets for two string instruments (of all kinds): |
| M286 | Collections |
| M287 | Separate works |
| M290–M291 | Duets—one stringed and one wind instrument |
| M294–M295 | Duets—one stringed and one plucked instrument |
| M310–M314 | Piano and two stringed instruments |
| M320–M324 | Piano, one stringed, and one wind instrument |
| M330–M334 | Piano, one stringed, and one plucked instrument |
| M349–M353 | Three stringed instruments |
| M360–M364 | Three stringed and wind instruments |
| M370–M374 | Three stringed and plucked instruments |
Concertos and similar pieces
| M1018 | Double bass with orchestra: full scores, piano reductions, and cadenzas |
| M1118 | Double bass with string orchestra: full scores, piano reductions, and cadenzas |
Studies and methods
| MT320 |
General works |
| MT322 |
Systems and methods |
| MT330 | Studies and exercises: General works |
| MT331 |
Orchestral studies |
| MT333 |
Teaching pieces |
| MT333.4 |
Instructive editions |
| MT334 | Self-instructors |
Classification Numbers for Books about the Double Bass
| ML128 .D6 | Double-bass bibliographies |
| ML920 | General works |
| ML921 | Construction |
| ML925 | Music and playing |
To locate repertoire by Black musicians, please see the Library Guide Music From People Of the African Diaspora.
To locate repertoire by women musicians, please see the Library Guide Women In Music.
