Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1018941 Composed by Benjamin Harry Sajo. 20th Century,Contemporary. Individual part. 4 pages. Benjamin Sajo #6072983. Published by Benjamin Sajo (A0.1018941). Fugue: Wear Pearls and Smile is, on the outset, a fast, rambunctious adventure for many voices playing at the same time. It was conceived as a pairing for the equally vivacious second symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven–his 250th birthday is this year–but can stand on its own as one of my hardest, most challenging works to cook up.This piece is dedicated to those forced to appear positive when internally they’re falling apart. The title is inspired by a quote that’s been with me for a while, Why is it that men can be bastards and women must wear pearls and smile? by Lynn Hecht Schafren, the celebrated American jurist famous for campaigning for gender equity in courts. I’m taking the quote out of its initial context, but the power of that quote, for me, exemplifies how hard it is to maintain a sense of emotional decorum and dignity when you’re authentically a hot mess. And what’s more of a musical hot mess than a fugue?There are two realities to this piece. I’ll quote Dmitri Shostakovich, from his autobiography: The rejoicing is forced, created under threat, […] It’s as if someone were beating you with a stick and saying, ‘Your business is rejoicing, your business is rejoicing,’ and you rise, shaky, and go marching off, muttering ‘Our business is rejoicing, our business is rejoicing.’ On the one hand, it is insincere happiness, cloying perhaps. But the other truth, I’ll quote Oscar Hammerstein II, from The King and I: While shivering in my shoes / I strike a careless pose / And whistle a happy tune / And no one ever knows, / I'm afraid. I forced myself, against all impulses of my current being, to forge happiness. This piece, with its origin being a mental puzzle (fugues are puzzles), it became a construct where I could lift myself up and regain a sense of purpose. Therefore, it is invented–out of a literal need to survive–pure, genuine happiness.Future Performances: If you are interested in performing this work, please e-mail me.ABOUT THE COMPOSER: Benjamin Sajo (b. 1988) is a Canadian composer of contemporary classical music, as well as an educator. Since developing a fiercely independent creative voice upon the completion of his studies at Western (2010) and McGill Universities (2013), he continues to find inspiration from the intersection of mythology, art, and nature upon the contemporary human experience. In 2019, he released his premiere album of original music, The Great War Sextet: Canadian War Poetry with Trombone & Strings , with support from the Ontario Arts Council. He is a member of SOCAN and the League of Canadian Composers.

Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1018899 Composed by Benjamin Harry Sajo. 20th Century,Contemporary. Individual part. 3 pages. Benjamin Sajo #6056133. Published by Benjamin Sajo (A0.1018899). Programme Notes: Icarus Also Flew takes its title from the first line of the poem Failing and Flying by Jack Gilbert. He is referring to the classical myth of Daedalus and Icarus, an inventive father and son who bravely escape from their imprisonment in a tower by collecting the disposed feathers of seabirds, then fashion wings out of them and fly away. While the story is often treated as a morality tale--listen to your elders, don’t get cocky like the young man, Icarus, who, in such an understandable state of elation, ascended too close to the sun thus causing the wings to melt and his tumbling to his Mediterranean death--what Jack Gilbert reminds us is how regardless of one’s failure, the sheer transcendental experience of mortal flight remains glorious and unforgettable. Icarus’s fall was not into a legacy of disdain and oblivion, but in truth, he had come to the end of his triumph. This piece was the first of a series I composed during the Covid-19 quarantine conditions of 2020, to serve as potential contemporary preludes for each of Ludwig van Beethoven’s nine symphonies--his two hundred and fiftieth anniversary was this year!--though they can all stand on their own on any program. The connection, in this case, is with his celebrated fifth symphony in C minor--the Fate symphony, as it is commonly known. I’ll let the listener find their own connections.About the Composer:Benjamin Sajo (b. 1988) is a Canadian composer of contemporary classical music, as well as an educator. Since developing a fiercely independent creative voice upon the completion of his studies at Western (2010) and McGill Universities (2013), he continues to find inspiration from the intersection of mythology, art, and nature upon the contemporary human experience. In 2019, he released his premiere album of original music, The Great War Sextet: Canadian War Poetry with Trombone & Strings, with support from the Ontario Arts Council. He is a member of SOCAN and the League of Canadian Composers.

Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1018960 Composed by Benjamin Harry Sajo. 20th Century,Contemporary. Individual part. 2 pages. Benjamin Sajo #6078717. Published by Benjamin Sajo (A0.1018960). Programme Notes: This composition was written to be considered for pairing alongside Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony #3, the Eroica, but can stand on its own virtues as an intense and slow meditation on heroism. The music is like a boiling pot on the stove that’s just began to overflow its bubbles. The first part of the title, kommos, is a Classical Greek term from Attic dramaturgy, literally meaning striking but specifically referring to beating oneself up during lamentation--ripping at the hair, gouging out the eyes--like Oedipus--slapping the forehead, and other acts amid moments of extreme emotional turmoil. For example, from Aeschylus's play Agamemnon, a character bewails: Apollo, Apollo! God of the Ways, my destroyer! For you have destroyed me-and utterly [...]What is this fresh woe [...]what monstrous, monstrous horror, beyond love's enduring, beyond all remedy? And help stands far away! We can easily imagine physical accompaniment to the script; rather than bottling up the pain, the hero lets it all explosively come out.  â€ƒThe second part of the title, When the world moved on, is an epigraph taken from American author Stephen King’s The Dark Tower epic. The primary setting of the novel, a world similar in many ways to our own, is experiencing a dark age where the glorious past is all but a distant memory and all good things are referred to wistfully as occurring, When the world moved on. Yet, the main protagonist, Roland, the last gunslinger, emphasizes that it is not just a figure of speech, but the literal distances between destinations have increased, the positions of the stars have changed, as well as the occurrence of other unnatural phenomena. The world has become a gulf of isolation from all corners. Taken together, this piece is a lamentation for when the world moved on. Truly completed on Yom Kippur during the Covid-19 Pandemic, being unable to fast or go to synagogue, this is my atonement.About the Composer: Benjamin Sajo (b. 1988) is a Canadian composer of contemporary classical music, as well as an educator. Since developing a fiercely independent creative voice upon the completion of his studies at Western (2010) and McGill Universities (2013), he continues to find inspiration from the intersection of mythology, art, and nature upon the contemporary human experience. In 2019, he released his premiere album of original music, The Great War Sextet: Canadian War Poetry with Trombone & Strings, with support from the Ontario Arts Council. He is a member of SOCAN and the League of Canadian Composers.

Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Digital Download SKU: A0.1347908 Composed by Alan Edgar. 21st Century. Individual part. 10 pages. Alan Edgar Ted Moon #932722. Published by Alan Edgar Ted Moon (A0.1347908). Jacques Cousteau, Father of the Aqualung, wrote: The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder for ever.This piece, for virtuoso double bass, imagines a scuba-diver encountering large animals, and consists of a suite of short depictions of animals in the form of variations on a melody plus a recurrent new melody representing the diver's smooth movements and bubbles. The variations are: Lobster Jazz Waltz, Sea-anemone Belly-dance, Tuna Tune, Luminous Light Show, Dolphin Fling, Jaws Serial and Blues Whale Pavane.The piece lasts about eight minutes with repeats.TECHNICAL NOTE The C harmonics will be a pip flat--they are only bursting bubbles anyway!Scuba Fins tries to feel the quiet calmness and agelessness of the underwater world, using the ancient and universal major pentatonic scale C,D,E, G,A ,C. The rhythm is mostly steady and simple, but triplets indicate the occasional extra effort. Now and again, he glances down at the infinite depths. Tintinnabulation and soft staccatissimo arpeggios represent the bubbles. Lobster Waltz is a jazz waltz with many staccato notes and leaps representing the many appendages and the tangle of lively giant crustaceans.Sea-anemone Belly-Dance pictures the soft body and tentacles swaying under the waves, using the Arabic scale Shad 'Araban, roughly G,Ab, B,C,D,Eb,F#,G and influenced by a dance to the folk tune known as Bint El-Salabiya.Tuna Tune is a quick moto perpetuo in the cheerful major mode, septuple time, the rapid rise and fall of the phrases and of volume reflecting the powerful shoal's unpredictable, ceaseless movements, approaching and retreating.Dolphin Fling is a stathspey, or highland fling, using the major mode and typical dance rhythms including the Scotch snap to depict the weighty but intelligent dolphins enjoying their leisure time and perhaps dancing with the diver.Jaws Serial reminds us of the fear a shark generates, using the dissonant 12-note serial mode and unpredictable leaps and pauses. The opening slow trill will chill you as it invokes the Jaws film theme by John Williams. You might even hear the diver's heart sink and the snap pizzicato of the teeth snapping. The prime row is the nearest possible to the original theme: Bb, Ab, F, Eb, B, C, E, G, Db, D, Gb.A, but I have followed the contours of the main themes. Blues Whale is a pavane, a slow, stately processional incorporating the typical renaissance drum rhythm. and using a blues scale, G, A, Bb, C, C#, D, F, G, and an implied 12-bar minor blues harmony.

Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Digital Download SKU: A0.902210 Arranged by Robin Kay Deverich. Contemporary. Individual part. 82 pages. Global Music School String Publications #5355069. Published by Global Music School String Publications (A0.902210). String Bass Online String Sampler Bass Sheet Music is a fun and easy way to actively learn, study and play beautiful bass music from a wide variety of styles and eras. 54 pieces are featured, representing music history periods, cultures and styles such as Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th Century, Fiddle, Klezmer, Gypsy, Chinese, Greek, Carnatic, Arabic, Mariachi, Ragtime and Blues. These arrangements have been simplified for advanced beginners to intermediate players, and include a representative sampling of most major forms of string music such as concertos, symphonies, sonatas, quartets and trios. As an added bonus, sound files of each piece and a study guide are currently available online on StringBassOnline* as a self-guided class specifically designed to accompany this music: https://www.stringbassonline.com  The study guide explains the history and musical form of the selected pieces, and includes bass technique tips for each piece of music. Let the music begin! *No guarantees are made that these sound files and website will be available indefinitely.Pieces include: Columba aspexit by Hildegard of Bingen; Sixth Royal Estampie from Chansonnier du Roy; Helas Madame; Kemp’s Jigg; Fantasia by Lupo; Minuet from The Fiddle New Model’d by Crome; Rondeau by Purcell; Hornpipe from Water Music by Handel; La Folia medley by Marais, Corelli, and Vivaldi; Double Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 3, No. 8, 1st movement by Vivaldi; Prelude from Cello Suite I in G Major by Bach; Allegro from Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 by Bach; Kyrie from Messa a 4 con violini by Cazzati; Medley: He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd and Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah by Handel; Arioso from Cantata No.156 by Bach; Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618 by Mozart; Adagio from Violin Concerto No. 3 in G by Mozart; Andante from String Quartet No. 13 in Am by Schubert; Andante from Emperor Quartet in C major by Haydn; Surprise Symphony No. 94, 2nd movement by Haydn; Pastoral Symphony No. 6, 1st and 5th movements by Beethoven; Hungarian Dance No. 5 by Brahms; The Moldau from Ma Vlast by Smetana; Halling from 25 Norwegian Folksongs and Dances by Grieg; Emperor Waltz by Strauss; Vieille Chanson by Viardot; Andante from Violin Concerto in E Minor by Mendelssohn; Allegro and Adagio from Cello Concerto in B minor by Dvorak; Notturno from String Quartet No. 2 in D major by Borodin; Elegy Op. 44 for Viola and Piano by Glazunov; Barcarolla from Sonata in Bb for Viola and Piano by Vieuxtemps; Ave Maria from a theme by J.S. Bach by Gounod/Bach; Sicilienne Op. 78 for cello and piano by Fauré; Meditation from Thaïs by Massenet; Habanera from Carmen by Bizet; Reed Flutes from The Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky; Overture from Pulcinella Ballet by Stravinsky; Moderato from Sonata No. 1 in G Major by Gallo; Assez vif from String Quartet in F Major by Ravel; Sehr langsam from 4 Pieces, Op. 7 by Webern; Simple Gifts melody by Brackett; Braul from Romanian Folk Dances by Bartok; The Basso-Gypsy Traditional; Odessa Bulgarish-Klezmer Traditional; Varys Hasapikos-Greek Traditional; El Jarabe Tapatio-Mexican Traditional; Jasmine Flower-Chinese Traditional; Sara Sara-TyÄ�garÄ�ja (Carnatic); Longa Nahawand by Bey (Arabic/Ottoman); Irish Washerwoman-Irish Traditional; Fiddle Medley: Bile Them Cabbage Down, Devil’s Dream and Shuffle-Fiddle Traditional; The Ragtime Violin by Berlin; The Castle Walk by Europe & Dabney; St. Louis Blues by Handy.

Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1105637 By Various. By Various. Arranged by Robert A KEATCH. Children,Christmas,Instructional,Multicultural,Traditional,World. Individual part. 32 pages. PARKLAND PUBLISHING WESTERN AUSTRALIA #708856. Published by PARKLAND PUBLISHING WESTERN AUSTRALIA (A0.1105637). If you're a beginner or looking to enhance your musical skills or looking to add Tenor Clef, this book is just what you need. It features well-known tunes including For He's A Jolly Good Fellow and Happy Birthday, and is packed with an impressive collection of easy-to-learn melodies and duets that make reading and playing the TENOR clef a breeze.The book is designed specifically for beginners, with each page containing useful teaching points, guidance notes for both teachers and students, a note value chart, the Circle of Fifths for major keys, scales, easy technical exercises, and an alphabetical index of tunes. It's perfect for teacher-student play-along. It's available in 10 different versions for all Western musical instruments, allowing for unison or octave play.ENDORSEMENTS.  Professional musician Keith Walker highly recommends this book, wishing he had it 50 years ago. It's popular among elementary school instrumentalists and teachers because of its simplicity and versatility, as it can be played on any instrument.This book is a great source of inspiration and motivation for people of all ages and classrooms.A must-have for beginner instrumentalists of all ages.

Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1105631 By Various. By Various. Arranged by Robert A KEATCH. Children,Christmas,Instructional,Multicultural,Traditional,World. Individual part. 32 pages. PARKLAND PUBLISHING WESTERN AUSTRALIA #708849. Published by PARKLAND PUBLISHING WESTERN AUSTRALIA (A0.1105631). If you're a beginner or looking to enhance your musical skills or looking to add BASS Clef, this book is just what you need. It features well-known tunes including For He's A Jolly Good Fellow and Happy Birthday, and is packed with an impressive collection of easy-to-learn melodies and duets that make reading and playing the BASS clef a breeze.The book is designed specifically for beginners, containing useful teaching points, guidance notes for both teachers and students, a note value chart, the Circle of Fifths for major keys, scales, easy technical exercises, and an alphabetical index of tunes. It's perfect for teacher-student play-along.  It's available in 10 different versions for all Western musical instruments, allowing for unison or octave play.ENDORSEMENTS. Professional musician Keith Walker highly recommends this book, wishing he had it 50 years ago. It's popular among elementary school instrumentalists and teachers because of its simplicity and versatility, as it can be played on any instrument.This book is a great source of inspiration and motivation for people of all ages and classrooms.A must-have for beginner instrumentalists of all ages.

Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.896960 Composed by Johannes Brahms. Arranged by James Strange. Romantic Period. Individual part. 8 pages. Penny Music Co. #2845469. Published by Penny Music Co. (A0.896960). Johannes Brahms (1833-97) was a Romantic German composer and virtuoso pianist, who maintained a classical sense of form in his works. He composed for piano, organ, orchestra, chamber ensemble, voice and chorus. This Brahms waltz has been arranged from the original piano score and presented to be played by the solo double bass player. It presents a study to strengthen the left hand and improve bowing technique, whilst providing a challenging sight reading exercises.