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Music for your Grade Exam
Board: ABRSM
Syllabus: Double Bass 2020-2023
Grade: 3
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
3. First Minuet in D minor, BWV Anh. II 121
attrib. J. S. Bach
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Anna Magdalena Notebook (arr. for double bass) (Bartholomew)$11.76 -
$11.08
4. Menuett and Trio
Gerhard Deutschmann
Available In
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Yorke Solos for Double Bass & Piano vol. 1 (Yorke Edition )$20.42
6. Big Dipper (PF/DB)
Thomas Gregory
Available In
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Vamoosh Double Bass Book 2 (+ CD) (Vamoosh)$8.60 -
$11.08
7. Minuet and Trio
Haydn
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Grade By Grade: Double Bass - Grade 3 (Boosey & Hawkes (London))$18.55
8. May Time
Mozart
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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
9. Grand March: from Aïda
Verdi
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Amazing Solos for Double Bass & Piano (Boosey & Hawkes (London))$22.27
10. Basse-Danse: from Capriol Suite
Warlock
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Subterranean Solos for Double Bass (Bartholomew)$11.76 -
Subterranean Solos for Double Bass (piano accompaniment) (Bartholomew)$14.79
List BAvailable In
1. Andante grazioso (DUET)
Berbiguier
Available In
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Grade By Grade: Double Bass - Grade 3 (Boosey & Hawkes (London))$18.55
2. Glwysen
Edward Jones
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Grade By Grade: Double Bass - Grade 3 (Boosey & Hawkes (London))$18.55
3. Prince Igor
Borodin
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$19.79
4. Romance: No. 4 from Bass-Time Beginners
Christine Donkin
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Bass-Time Beginners for double bass & piano (Recital Music)$15.47
5. Norwegian Dance
Grieg
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Subterranean Solos for Double Bass (Bartholomew)$11.76
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Subterranean Solos for Double Bass (piano accompaniment) (Bartholomew)$14.79
7. Ol' Man River: from Show Boat
Kern and Hammerstein
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$11.76
8. Beauty and the Beast (PF/DB)
Alan Menken and Ashman
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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. Mummers (Danse grotesque)
Merle
Available In
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Festival Performance Solos - Double Bass (Carl Fischer)$19.74 -
$30.88
10. Russian Song: No. 11 from The Double Bass Sings
Tony Osborne
Available In
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The Double Bass Sings (Piper )$20.98
List CAvailable In
2. Rio Rumba: No. 8 from Second Bass
Jan Faulkner
Available In
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Second Bass: 8 Pieces for Double Bass & Piano (Recital Music)$15.47
3. Camptown Races (SOLO or PF ACCOMP.)
S. Foster
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Essential String Method 3 & 4 Cello & Double Bass (piano accompaniment) (Boosey & Hawkes (London))$21.03 -
The Essential String Method, Book 4 (Double Bass) (revised edition) (Boosey & Hawkes (London))$25.98
4. Glissando Duet (DUET)
Boguslaw Furtok
Available In
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Early Start On The Double Bass Vol.2 (Bärenreiter)$19.40
5. Rumba Cucumba
Thomas Gregory
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Vamoosh Double Bass Book 2 (+ CD) (Vamoosh)$8.60
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$11.08
6. Scott: 3rd movt from Jazz-Sonatine [No. 1] (SOLO)
Teppo Hauta-Aho
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Pizzicato Pieces Book 1 for unaccompanied double bass (Recital Music)$12.32
7. Goblin's Dance
W. K. Lyons
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Suzuki Bass School Vol. 2 Double Bass Part (Revised Edition) (Summy-Birchard)$11.08
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Suzuki Bass School Vol. 2 Piano Accompaniment (Revised Edition) (Summy-Birchard)$8.65
8. Toad in the Hole (PF/DB)
Sheila Nelson
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Technitunes (Piano Accompaniments for violin, viola, cello, double bass) (Boosey & Hawkes (London))$16.08 -
Technitunes for Double Bass (Tetratunes series) (Boosey & Hawkes (London))$12.36
9. Bassa Nova: No. 3 from Junior Jazz Book 1
Tony Osborne
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Junior Jazz Book 1 - Double Bass & Piano (Recital Music)$20.42
10. Jumbo Rag: from A Sketchbook for Double Bass
Michael Rose
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A Sketchbook for Double Bass (ABRSM)$11.08
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
