Humphrey Clucas is known for a wide range of choral and vocal music alongside a growing body of instrumental music and this beautiful and evocative song is set to words by A.E. Housman. Originally for voice and lute Evenfall also works well with piano accompaniment and the edition includes versions for high voice (A minor) and low voice (E minor). The accompaniment is simple and supportive all…

Composed in March 2009 these four graded pieces are typical of the lively jazzy and accessible music from Tony Osborne. Played pizzicato throughout they offer new and exciting repertoire for the intermediate bassist and would be suitable for any concert or occasion. Each piece has its own strong personality and character and the independent piano accompaniments provide music full of fun and en…

Sadie Harrison was born in Adelaide Australia moving to England in 1970 where she undertook composition studies with Nicola Lefanu gaining her Phd at Kings College London. Sadie's music has been played internationally in venues such as the Sydney Opera House Carnegie Hall Royal Festival hall Barbican and Lithuanian National Philharmonic by some of the world's leading performers. Her music ha…

Armand Russell writes: 'Divergent Dances is divided into six sections of which the odd numbered sections are rather slow and the evne numbered ones much faster. The three odd numbered sections are first a theme and then two variations. The three even numbered sections are named as Fast Dance 1 2 and 3. Each one is different but use very similar ways of creating their themes using steps and small …

Christopher Field has a lifetime's experience of singing and teaching stretching back to 1953 when he was a chorister at the coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II. Later he won a choral exhibition to Trinity College Cambridge a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music and an Arts Council of Great Britain award for postgraduate study with Frederick Husler in Switzerland. His subsequent career as a…

Dragonetti's Concerto in C major is a charming and accessible three-movement work for the good intermediate bassist. The first movement is longer than the other two movements combined and is similar to Cimador's Concerto in G major in terms of structure and level of difficulty. This new edition for double bass and piano is in orchestral tuning and includes two double bass parts - one edited and co…

Miniature was composed in 1985 and is a rhapsodic work of great character and ingenuity. A supportive and effective piano accompaniment contrasts a lyrical and cantabile solo double bass albeit in a mildly modern idiom and there are opportunities to demonstrate both musical and technical skills within a short timespan. This should appeal to anyone who enjoys the music of Teppo Hauta-aho and his …

Slightly more challenging than Book 1 [RM189] these three pieces (Arabesque / Scherzo / Novelette) are lyrical tonal and accessible with effective and supportive piano accompaniments. They are deal for the intermediate bassist venturing into thumb position there are musical and technical challenges in equal measure and they offer useful study or concert repertoire in an accessible style and idi…

A short three-movement 'characteristic' sonatina composed for Double Bass 2000 and premiered at Wells Cathedral School. Aimed at the intermediate bassist this is a work full of lyrical episodes and utilises the medium-high range of the instrument. The composer writes: 'My Sonatina a brief frivolous piece was partly written to exploit the range of the double bass both its lower and upper reache…

The composer writes: 'Imagine a mighty chieftain approaching a camp - he is strong proud and rules over many people. Try and portray this feeling in your playing!' The Mighty Chieftain Comes is aimed at the beginner bassist and remains in 1st position throughout employing both arco and pizzicato. Crotchets (quarter-notes) and minims (half-notes) are used with short rests for the young player a…