Michael and Lourdes Montgomery Published Bass Music
130 BASS SOLOS in 13 Collections (progressive order, easy to difficult):
Sightreading for Double Bass Students (Grade 1)
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Six Open String Solos for Bass and Piano (Grade 1) | YouTube Video
https://www.jwpepper.com/Six-Open-String-Solos/11100992.item#.YvKPT3bMJPY
https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/six-open-string-solos-digital-sheet-music/21456602
https://www.alfred.com/six-open-string-solos-for-bass/p/36-52740002/
Story Book Friends: 10 Easy Duets for double bass & piano (Grade 1)
https://shop.doublebasshq.com/products/storybookfriends?_pos=13&_sid=064383fa5&_ss=r
https://chimesmusicdigital.com/product/story-book-friends | Links to the Videos:
Snowman | Hippopatami |Lion's Roar| Manatee | Scaredy Cat | Camel | Jack in Box | Caterpillar | Scarecrow | Crocodile Island |
32 Folk Songs for the Young Double Bassist (Grade 1-4)
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Videos: #1 Are You Sleeping? | #21 Simple Gifts | #33 Itsy Bitsy Spider | #45 Twinkle Twinkle |
6 Easy Pieces for Double Bass and Piano (Grade 1-2)
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Videos: |
Gaby |
Teo |
Natalie |
Isaac |
Magy |
Seth |
Five Musical Miniatures for Bass and Piano (Grade 2)
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Videos: | Wooden Soldier | Daydreaming | The Storm | Tropical Dance | Ozark Mountain Fun |
Sketches of an Expedition for Bass and Piano (Grade 2-5)
Videos: Mighty Mississippi | Plains Indians | Sacagawea | Continental Divide | Columbia River | Pacific Coast |
Prayer for Bass and Piano (Grade 3-5)
Video: YouTube
Reflections for Bass and Piano (Grade 3) Videos: | Fur Daniela | Scarborough | Humoresque |
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Who’s on 1st and Isaac’s Concertino for Bass and Piano or Strings or Quartet (Grade 4)
https://chimesmusicdigital.com/product/two-pieces
https://chimesmusicdigital.com/product/whos-on-first-bass
https://chimesmusicdigital.com/product/concertino
https://chimesmusicdigital.com/product/two-pieces-for-double-bass-quartet
Videos | Who's on 1st | Isaac's Concertino
Hispanic Dances for double bass & piano (Grade 4-6)
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https://chimesmusicdigital.com/product/hispanic-dances
Gamer with Strings: https://chimesmusicdigital.com/product/gamer
Videos: | Guaguanco | Huapango|
| Acambaro | Calle Ocho | Colla Tempestada |
Heroes Suite for double bass & piano (Grade 5-6)
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https://chimesmusicdigital.com/product/heroes-suite
Videos: | Babe | Gamer | Papi |
Six Miniatures for Hertl for Bass and Piano (Grade 4-6)
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Videos: | Etuda | Burlaska | Scherzino | Melodie | Pastorale | Danzon Cubano (a concert performance in Cuba)
New Orleans Nights for unaccompanied double bass (Grade 6)
https://shop.doublebasshq.com/products/neworleansnights?_pos=9&_sid=064383fa5&_ss=r>
https://chimesmusicdigital.com/product/new-orleans-nights
Videos | Bourbon St | Decatur St | Royal St | St. Charles Av | Dauphine St |Rampart St | State Street | Jackson Square |
Celebrations Book 1: 9 Pieces for unaccompanied double bass (Grade 7)
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Videos: Introspectionism | Perspectives| | Eight for 80 | Evening Walk | Milestones | Stages | Syrinx | da Vinci | Shape of Clouds | Horizons |
Reflections: Three Pieces for Double Bass and Piano
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171 BASS QUARTETS and ENSEMBLES in 27 Collections:
Spectacular Dracula - A Gothic Horror Story for Double Bass Quartet
Big Bad Wolf - A Fairy Tale for Beginner Double Bass Quartet
Moby Dick - A Nautical Tale for Beginner Double Bass Quartet
Night-Time Stories -12 Pieces for Beginner Double Bass Trio
New Heights – Five Double Bass Duets (Grade 2-5)
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https://chimesmusicdigital.com/product/new-heights
Videos: Goat of Rockies | The Vole |
Songs from the Ozarks for double bass quartet and db & piano (Grade 5-8)
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Video at 2015 Bass Camp
Giants & Gods: Five Quartets for Young Bassists (Grade 3-4)
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https://chimesmusicdigital.com/product/giants-gods
Videos | Gargantua | Harmonia | Belugas | Luna | Gibralta |
Antarctica Suite for double bass quartet (Grade 4-5)
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https://chimesmusicdigital.com/product/antarctica
Videos |
Orca |
Totten |
Penguin |
Antarctica |
Garden
Ten Double Bass Quartets (Grade 7, arr. piano favorites - Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, etc.)
https://www.jwpepper.com/Ten-Double-Bass-Quartets/10743185.item#.YvKV8XbMJPY
https://www.alfred.com/10-double-bass-quartets/p/36-52743003/
Videos | Minuet 114 | March | Minuet in d |
Six Christmas Carols for Double Bass Quartet (Grade 5-8)
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https://chimesmusicdigital.com/product/6-christmas-carols
Videos: Angels We Have Heard | Hark the Herald Angels Sing | God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen |
Four Mexican Folk Tunes for Double Bass Quartet (Grade 5)
https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/four-mexican-folk-tunes-digital-sheet-music/21456611
https://www.alfred.com/four-mexican-folk-tunes/p/36-52743005/
Twenty Folk Tunes for Bass Quartet (Grade 1-4)
https://www.jwpepper.com/Twenty-Folk-Tunes/10558427.item#.YvRLAHbMI2x
https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/20-folk-tunes-for-bass-quartet-or-trio-sheet-music/21978160
Videos: Old McDonald Video | French Folk Song | Twinkle | Lightly Row | Fox & Goose | Aunt Rhody | Chatter with Angels
A Day in the Ozarks for Double Bass Quartet (Grade 4-5)
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Videos:| I. Forest Meadow | II. Cumulonimbus | III. Eventide | IV. The Way Home |
Who’s on 1st and Isaac’s Concertino for Bass Quartet (Grade 4)
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A Celtic Suite for Double Bass Quartet (Grade 3-5) | Video: Druids |
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Songs from Old Mexico for Double Bass Quartet (Grade 5-8) )
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Videos: Jarabe Tapatio | Cielito Lindo | La Adelita | La Cucaracha | Las Mananitas |
The Crimean Coast for Double Bass Quartet (Grade 4-5)
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| A Performance at the 2018 Bass Camp
Adventures in Wonderland for Strings and Piano (Level 1)
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Videos: Alice | White Rabbit | Chesire Cat | Queen of Hearts | Mad Hatter |
String Quintets of Boccherini, Schubert and Onslow - Bass Parts Only (Level: 6-8)
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Coming Soon - a collection of eight more Christmas Carols for Bass Quartet
Not Yet Published (contact us):
Punto Guajiro for Double Bass and Flute
Vocalise for Double Bass and Soprano
Lourdes Montgomery published compositions at
OCP.org
My own editions of a number of orchestral excerpts and tradional solos, as well
as scales, to supplement the above material. are available for free download here.
Traditional Chamber
Works with Bass
An overview of some of the more famous music written for small ensembles
of mixed intrumentation that includes a part for the double bass. Included are
works by Bach, Beethoven, Dvorak, Stravinsky, Satin-Saens, Mozart, Schubert,
Rosinni,, Prokofiev, etc. Included also is a brief anootation of each work and a
link to the printed music.
Shadows of Biloxi Past
