Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1314410 By Taylor Swift. By Johan Schuster, Max Martin, Shellback, and Taylor Swift. Arranged by Glauco Fernandes. Pop. Individual part. 2 pages. Glauco Fernandes #903162. Published by Glauco Fernandes (A0.1314410). Shake It Off by Taylor Swift: A Musical Celebration of AuthenticityMusic has the incredible power to transport us to a place where we feel free to be ourselves. And when it comes to a song that exudes confidence, optimism, and authenticity, Taylor Swift's Shake It Off is an amazing choice. If you're a instrumental musician, this is a sheet music you should definitely consider adding to your repertoire.The contagious energy of this song is undeniable. With its captivating rhythm and inspiring lyrics, Shake It Off reminds us of the importance of not caring about others' criticisms and simply being who we are. It's a celebration of authenticity and the ability to overcome obstacles with a smile on our faces.Imagine playing this song on your instrument, feeling the vibrant beat, and sharing this positive energy with your audience. It's an opportunity to create a truly special and inspiring moment. Moreover, learning to play Shake It Off can be a rewarding musical challenge, helping you improve your skills and expand your repertoire.So, if you're an instrumental musician looking for sheet music that conveys joy, positivity, and authenticity, Shake It Off is a perfect choice. Get the sheet music, immerse yourself in the music, and share Taylor Swift's infectious spirit with the world. It will be a musical experience that you and your audience will never forget.

Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1314407 By Taylor Swift. By Johan Schuster, Max Martin, Shellback, and Taylor Swift. Arranged by Glauco Fernandes. Pop. Individual part. 2 pages. Glauco Fernandes #903159. Published by Glauco Fernandes (A0.1314407). Shake It Off by Taylor Swift: A Musical Celebration of AuthenticityMusic has the incredible power to transport us to a place where we feel free to be ourselves. And when it comes to a song that exudes confidence, optimism, and authenticity, Taylor Swift's Shake It Off is an amazing choice. If you're a instrumental musician, this is a sheet music you should definitely consider adding to your repertoire.The contagious energy of this song is undeniable. With its captivating rhythm and inspiring lyrics, Shake It Off reminds us of the importance of not caring about others' criticisms and simply being who we are. It's a celebration of authenticity and the ability to overcome obstacles with a smile on our faces.Imagine playing this song on your instrument, feeling the vibrant beat, and sharing this positive energy with your audience. It's an opportunity to create a truly special and inspiring moment. Moreover, learning to play Shake It Off can be a rewarding musical challenge, helping you improve your skills and expand your repertoire.So, if you're an instrumental musician looking for sheet music that conveys joy, positivity, and authenticity, Shake It Off is a perfect choice. Get the sheet music, immerse yourself in the music, and share Taylor Swift's infectious spirit with the world. It will be a musical experience that you and your audience will never forget.

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 - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1197211 Composed by Traditional English. Arranged by Alex Nunes Rodrigues. Traditional. Individual part. 2 pages. Alex Rodrigues #796374. Published by Alex Rodrigues (A0.1197211). Scarborough Fair is a traditional English song dating back to the late 16th century. The music is known for its smooth and captivating melody, with lyrics that speak of an annual fair that took place in the town of Scarborough, England.The song became popular again in the 1960s when it was recorded by artists such as Simon & Garfunkel. Simon & Garfunkel's version added a second melody and lyrics to the traditional song, creating a rich and exciting harmony.The sheet music is suitable for musicians of all levels, from beginners to advanced, and is an excellent choice for anyone who wants to play a classic and timeless song with a modern twist.

Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1197188 Composed by Traditional English. Arranged by Alex Nunes Rodrigues. Traditional. Individual part. 2 pages. Alex Rodrigues #796351. Published by Alex Rodrigues (A0.1197188). Scarborough Fair is a traditional English song dating back to the late 16th century. The music is known for its smooth and captivating melody, with lyrics that speak of an annual fair that took place in the town of Scarborough, England.The song became popular again in the 1960s when it was recorded by artists such as Simon & Garfunkel. Simon & Garfunkel's version added a second melody and lyrics to the traditional song, creating a rich and exciting harmony.The sheet music is suitable for musicians of all levels, from beginners to advanced, and is an excellent choice for anyone who wants to play a classic and timeless song with a modern twist.

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: A0.869156 Composed by Thomas Oboe Lee. 20th Century,Baroque,Classical,Contemporary,Romantic Period. Individual part. 44 pages. Thomas Oboe Lee #31067. Published by Thomas Oboe Lee (A0.869156). I received an email from Joel Quarrington in 2011 with a request to buy a score and a set of parts to Hylidae … The Tree Frogs (1991) for violin, double bass and piano. He said he would like to perform the work at the next International Society of Bassists convention in Rochester, New York.  I told him That is great.  But it’s such an old work.  Why don’t I write something new for you?   He said, How much would a commission cost?  I said, Let me write the piece first and if you like it, we can talk about a fee then. I began work on Toccata for Double Bass and Piano in late August and completed it on October 15.  I sent Joel the music as a PDF and MIDI file via email.  He wrote back, The piece looks really terrific and I have enjoyed listening to it as well, thanks for the midi file.  I couldn’t be happier! Toccata is in three movements, fast-slow-fast, with internal ABA ternary forms in the first and last movements - also fast-slow-fast. Moderato … Trio … A tempo. Adagio. Allegro … Trio … Reprise! The first movement begins with a driving dotted-note motif in the double bass accompanied by an insistent sixteenth-note bass-line in the piano left hand and a soaring quarter-note melody in the piano right hand.  A Trio follows which features a lyric melody in the double bass … molto cantabile!   The double bass returns this time stealing the sixteenth-note bass-line motif from the piano left hand.  The double bass pushes the music forward relentlessly and ferociously … holding no prisoners!  To add counterpoint to this madness, the piano comes back with the quarter-note melody but in octaves this time.  The left hand joins the melee occasionally to push the music forward until it reaches its climax at the conclusion. The second movement, Adagio, is a slow waltz.  The mournful tune is delivered by the double bass at first, then it’s passed on to the piano, and it goes back and forth between the two.  The third movement is a 6/8 romp, very syncopated and jazzy.  The music goes back and forth between the double bass and piano, not unlike when the musicians in a jazz combo trade four’s among each other.  An adagio Trio follows.  The tune is in the double bass: long descending lines over a languid piano accompaniment.  To complete the ABA format, the music from the beginning of this movement returns as a reprise. ENJOY!!! Commissioned by Joel Quarrington for a premiere performance at the 2013 International Society of Bassists Convention at Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York.

Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.780042 By The Beatles. By John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Arranged by Graham Boag. Rock. Individual part. 9 pages. Graham Boag #5317323. Published by Graham Boag (A0.780042). The Long and Winding Road is a song by the Beatles from their 1970 album Let It Be. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. When issued as a single in May 1970, a month after the Beatles' break-up, it became the group's 20th and last number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. It was the final single released by the quartet.It is arranged her for Double Bass Quartet.

Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.892490 Composed by Giovanni Bottesini. Arranged by Klaus Stoll. Romantic Period. Individual part. 14 pages. Mesa Music Publishing #5197883. Published by Mesa Music Publishing (A0.892490). This early Bottesini work in G minor for double bass and piano includes piano parts in both solo and orchestra tuning. The original manuscript is in B flat minor which means Bottesini tuned his bass up a minor third when performing this piece. The bass part is written as it sounds which requires the performer to play it up an octave.Includes piano parts in both solo and orchestra tuning.

Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.780023 Composed by George R.R. Martin and Ramin Djawadi. Arranged by Graham Boag. Contemporary. Individual part. 11 pages. Graham Boag #4604309. Published by Graham Boag (A0.780023). The hit series Game of Thrones is almost at an end but the music composed by Ramin Djawadi has proven to be very popular, including this song from Season 3 when I heard it for the first time I just knew I had to arrange it for Bass Quartet.I hope you and your audience enjoy playing & listening.

Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Digital Download SKU: A0.1399691 By Coldplay. By Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, and Will Champion. Arranged by R. Salvario. Folk,Pop,Rock. Individual part. 3 pages. Brambilla-Morris Press #982966. Published by Brambilla-Morris Press (A0.1399691). Viva La Vida - BassThis is an arrangement for the song Viva La Vida; you will love how it sounds! You will get the score and the individual parts when you download the PDF.

Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Digital Download SKU: A0.1402814 By Coldplay. By Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, and Will Champion. Arranged by R. Salvario. Folk,Pop,Rock. Individual part. 3 pages. Brambilla-Morris Press #986042. Published by Brambilla-Morris Press (A0.1402814). Viva La Vida - ContrabassThis is an arrangement for the song Viva La Vida; you will love how it sounds! You will get the score and the individual parts when you download the PDF.

Double Bass - Digital Download SKU: A0.1314897 Composed by Andrew Cody Williams and Jeff Bradetich. Classical,Instructional. Educational Exercises. 61 pages. Andrew Cody Williams #903655. Published by Andrew Cody Williams (A0.1314897). â??Popular Orchestral Excerpt Etudes For Double Bassâ?� is a collection of 9 etudes written by Andrew Cody Williams and Jeff Bradetich from the pedagogical analysis of some of the most common orchestral excerpts in double bass repertoire including Beethoven Symphony 5 Scherzo and Trio, Brahms Symphony 2, Mahler Symphony 2, Mozart Symphony 40, Bach Orchestral Suite 2 Badinerie, Strauss Ein Heldenleben, Schubert Symphony 9 â??Greatâ?�, and Mendelssohn Symphony 4. Before you buy, try the FREE DEMO PACKET by contacting ExcerptEtudesBass@gmail.comThe focus of these excerpt etudes is as follows:Sequential Instruction- Taking a challenge one step at a time creates a manageable challenge without becoming overwhelmed. When a student meets successful attempt after successful attempt while gradually increasing difficulty, they are motivated to learn and are less likely to reinforce unwanted outcomes.Context- Practicing anything without understanding where it fits in the bigger picture is asking for failure. Accompanying parts to the etudes have been written to assist the learner through tempo consistency, performing other instrumental parts, and expanding beyond the provided excerpt.Ensemble- Performing with others improves intonation and listening, constructive teamwork, and can be a lot of fun. Four bass parts have been written for the etude in a layered accompaniment to keep the size of the ensemble flexible. Within the Standard Packet, part 1 is the etude itself, taking sections of the excerpts and practicing them in different ways to improve the original excerpt. Part 2 provides the most important accompanying music, allowing the etude to be practiced and performed with just two players. This is especially useful in private lessons, as the teacher can accompany the student as they wish. Within the Expanded Ensemble Packet, parts 3 and 4 expand on the accompaniment. While they are not needed for performance, they do fill spaces and provide more to the ensemble musically to create a trio or quartet. Other resources are provided within the excerpt etudes as well. A score is included in the Expanded Ensemble Packet with all four parts to allow easy comparison and study of each etude. The original excerpts are included in the Standard Packet as well, allowing the student to actively see where each rehearsal letter practice section derives from. An analysis of each rehearsal letter is offered defining the problem in question, as well as a practice solution and occasional extra tips. Finally, a difficulty rating sheet is provided to approximate the difficulty of each part.

Double Bass,String Bass Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.779981 Composed by Graham Boag. Contemporary. Individual part. 4 pages. Graham Boag #3574799. Published by Graham Boag (A0.779981). Today as ever we would all like to have peace but it's uncertain as to how and when this may occur, hence the disjointed rhythmic feel during this work. Peace for Solo Double Bass, is a modern day 'moto perpetuo' with a steady flow of notes which become more disjointed as we move through each section before the rhythmic flow is restored.