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Double Bass

Libraries and online resources about bass technique, repertoire, history, and pedagogy

Find Scores

How Scores are Organized

The Music Collection uses Library of Congress Classification, or LCC, for organizing print books and scores on the shelves. Used in libraries worldwide, this system groups items by topic and assigns each a unique alphanumeric call number. Hint: Enter the first part of a call number into OneSearch to see all items in a given section. Include AND bass to further narrow results.

Call Numbers for Bass Music:

M55 - 58   Works for solo bass

M237 - 238   Works for bass and piano

M237   Collections

M238   Separate works --> sonatas

M550 - 554   String quintets

M850 - 854   String octets

M1018   Works for double bass and orchestra --> concertos

M1118   Works for double bass and string orchestra

MT 320 - 334   Instrumental techniques

MT 330   Studies and exercises --> etudes

MT 331   Orchestral excerpts

 

*See the Music Performance Research Guide for advice on finding scores in OneSearch.

Interlibrary Loan

Users are encouraged to search for items beyond University Libraries' catalog via RILM Abstracts of Music Literature and WorldCat. Materials not available in print or online may be requested through Interlibrary Loan. Please allow up to seven days for electronic delivery and up to fourteen days for delivery of physical items.