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Music for your Grade Exam
Board: ABRSM
Syllabus: Double Bass 2020-2023
Grade: 1
Candidates may perform some or all of their pieces with a string accompaniment. Pieces that are published as duets are marked (DUET) in the syllabus list. Pieces that are published with piano and string accompaniment options are marked (PF/DB) in the syllabus list, and may be performed with either accompaniment in the exam.
Important information:
Please note that the information listed below does not contain complete syllabus details. Therefore, when planning an exam entry, it is important to refer to the current syllabus - for Practical Grades or Performance Grades - and the Exam Information & Regulations.
Pieces (for Practical Grades – select one from each list; for Performance Grades – select one from each list, plus an own-choice piece)
List AAvailable In
1. The More the Merrier
Anon. German
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Ready Steady Go (double bass part) (Bartholomew)$17.27 -
Ready Steady Go for double bass (piano accompaniment) (Bartholomew)$8.60
2. March (DUET)
E. P. Chédeville
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Early Start On The Double Bass Vol.2 (Bärenreiter)$19.40
5. Knocking on the Door
Caroline Emery and John Leach
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Bass Is Best! Yorke Mini-Bass Book 1 (Yorke Edition )$29.09
6. Penguin Parade: No. 6 from Feathered Friends
Katrina Gordon
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Feathered Friends: 12 Pieces for Beginner Double Bass (Recital Music)$18.26
7. Now is the month of Maying
T. Morley
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$11.76
8. Spagnoletta
C. Negri
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$19.79
9. Fiddler's Fancy: No. 19 from Right from the Start
Sheila Nelson
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Right From The Start (double bass & piano) (Boosey & Hawkes (London))$13.60
10. Allegretto
Suzuki
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Suzuki Bass School Vol. 1 Double Bass Part (Revised Edition) (Summy-Birchard)$11.08 -
Suzuki Bass School Vol. 1 Piano Accompaniment (Revised Edition) (Summy-Birchard)$8.60
List BAvailable In
1. Long, Long Ago
T. H. Bayly
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Ready Steady Go (double bass part) (Bartholomew)$17.27
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Ready Steady Go for double bass (piano accompaniment) (Bartholomew)$8.60
2. Evening Star: No. 2 from Bass-Time Beginners
Christine Donkin
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Bass-Time Beginners for double bass & piano (Recital Music)$15.47
3. Sad Double Bass
Caroline Emery and Roger Steptoe
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Bass Is Best! Yorke Mini-Bass Book 1 (Yorke Edition )$29.09
4. Canon on 'Frère Jacques' (DUET)
Mahler
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Double Bass Solo Book 1 (2019 edition) (Oxford University Press)$21.66
5. A Cool Day
Christopher Norton
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Grade By Grade: Double Bass - Grade 1 (Boosey & Hawkes (London))$14.84
6. Bass Bridges of Paris
Tony Osborne
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The Really Easy Bass Book (Double Bass & Piano) (Faber Music)$10.52
7. Morningtown Ride (PF/DB)
M. Reynolds
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Abracadabra Double Bass Book 1 (Book & CD) (A&C Black-Collins Music)$19.79 -
Abracadabra Strings Book 1 (Piano Accompaniments for Violin, Viola, Cello & Double Bass) (A&C Black-Collins Music)$12.36
9. Moon Over the Ruined Castle
Taki
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Suzuki Bass School Vol. 2 Double Bass Part (Revised Edition) (Summy-Birchard)$11.08 -
Suzuki Bass School Vol. 2 Piano Accompaniment (Revised Edition) (Summy-Birchard)$8.65
10. Hatikvah
Trad.
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Essential String Method 3 & 4 Cello & Double Bass (piano accompaniment) (Boosey & Hawkes (London))$21.03 -
Essential String Method vol.3 (double bass) (Boosey & Hawkes (London))$25.98
List CAvailable In
2. Gigue: from Five Simple Pieces
I. Carroll
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Five Simple Pieces for Double Bass (Stainer & Bell)$8.17
3. Off to France in the Morning (PF/DB)
Peter Davey
Available In
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Abracadabra Double Bass Book 1 (Book & CD) (A&C Black-Collins Music)$19.79
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Abracadabra Strings Book 1 (Piano Accompaniments for Violin, Viola, Cello & Double Bass) (A&C Black-Collins Music)$12.36
4. The Hippopotamus Song (PF/DB)
Swann
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Abracadabra Double Bass Book 1 (Book & CD) (A&C Black-Collins Music)$19.79
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Abracadabra Strings Book 1 (Piano Accompaniments for Violin, Viola, Cello & Double Bass) (A&C Black-Collins Music)$12.36
5. The Ogre's Dance: No. 1 from Bass-Time Beginners
Christine Donkin
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Bass-Time Beginners for double bass & piano (Recital Music)$15.47
6. Carnival Waltz
Catherine Elliott
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Essential String Method 3 & 4 Cello & Double Bass (piano accompaniment) (Boosey & Hawkes (London))$21.03
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Essential String Method vol.3 (double bass) (Boosey & Hawkes (London))$25.98
7. Fiery Fiddler
Thomas Gregory
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Vamoosh Double Bass Book 1 (+ CD) (Vamoosh)$6.18 -
$11.08
8. Toodle-Pip: No. 18 from Ten O'Clock Rock
Edward Huws Jones
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Grade By Grade: Double Bass - Grade 1 (Boosey & Hawkes (London))$14.84
9. And Y Not
Tony Osborne
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The Really Easy Bass Book (Double Bass & Piano) (Faber Music)$10.52
10. Samba
Tony Osborne
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The Really Easy Bass Book (Double Bass & Piano) (Faber Music)$10.52
Also RecommendedAvailable In
2. Sight Reading Tests
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3. Preparation for the Aural Tests
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$22.22 -
Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1–3 (ABRSM)$9.28 -
$17.95
