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)$17.72 -
Ready Steady Go for double bass (piano accompaniment) (Bartholomew)$8.83
2. March (DUET)
E. P. Chédeville
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Early Start On The Double Bass Vol.2 (Bärenreiter)$19.91
5. Knocking on the Door
Caroline Emery and John Leach
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Bass Is Best! Yorke Mini-Bass Book 1 (Yorke Edition )$29.85
6. Penguin Parade: No. 6 from Feathered Friends
Katrina Gordon
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Feathered Friends: 12 Pieces for Beginner Double Bass (Recital Music)$18.73
7. Now is the month of Maying
T. Morley
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$13.91
8. Spagnoletta
C. Negri
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$21.58
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 MP Ltd.)$13.96
10. Allegretto
Suzuki
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Suzuki Bass School Vol. 1 Double Bass Part (Revised Edition) (Alfred Summy-Birchard)$11.37 -
Suzuki Bass School Vol. 1 Piano Accompaniment (Revised Edition) (Alfred Summy-Birchard)$8.83
List BAvailable In
1. Long, Long Ago
T. H. Bayly
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Ready Steady Go (double bass part) (Bartholomew)$17.72
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Ready Steady Go for double bass (piano accompaniment) (Bartholomew)$8.83
2. Evening Star: No. 2 from Bass-Time Beginners
Christine Donkin
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Bass-Time Beginners for double bass & piano (Recital Music)$15.88
3. Sad Double Bass
Caroline Emery and Roger Steptoe
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Bass Is Best! Yorke Mini-Bass Book 1 (Yorke Edition )$29.85
4. Canon on 'Frère Jacques' (DUET)
Mahler
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Double Bass Solo Book 1 (2019 edition) (Oxford University Press)$24.07
5. A Cool Day
Christopher Norton
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Grade By Grade: Double Bass - Grade 1 (Boosey & Hawkes MP Ltd.)$15.23
6. Bass Bridges of Paris
Tony Osborne
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The Really Easy Bass Book (Double Bass & Piano) (Faber Music)$10.80
7. Morningtown Ride (PF/DB)
M. Reynolds
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Abracadabra Double Bass Book 1 (Book & CD) (A&C Black-Collins Music)$21.58
9. Moon Over the Ruined Castle
Taki
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Suzuki Bass School Vol. 2 Double Bass Part (Revised Edition) (Alfred Summy-Birchard)$11.37 -
Suzuki Bass School Vol. 2 Piano Accompaniment (Revised Edition) (Alfred Summy-Birchard)$8.88
10. Hatikvah
Trad.
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Essential String Method 3 & 4 Cello & Double Bass (piano accompaniment) (Boosey & Hawkes MP Ltd.)$21.58 -
Essential String Method vol.3 (double bass) (Boosey & Hawkes MP Ltd.)$26.66
List CAvailable In
2. Gigue: from Five Simple Pieces
I. Carroll
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Five Simple Pieces for Double Bass (Stainer & Bell)$8.38
3. Off to France in the Morning (PF/DB)
Peter Davey
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Abracadabra Double Bass Book 1 (Book & CD) (A&C Black-Collins Music)$21.58
4. The Hippopotamus Song (PF/DB)
Swann
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Abracadabra Double Bass Book 1 (Book & CD) (A&C Black-Collins Music)$21.58
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)$15.88
6. Carnival Waltz
Catherine Elliott
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Essential String Method 3 & 4 Cello & Double Bass (piano accompaniment) (Boosey & Hawkes MP Ltd.)$21.58
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Essential String Method vol.3 (double bass) (Boosey & Hawkes MP Ltd.)$26.66
7. Fiery Fiddler
Thomas Gregory
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Vamoosh Double Bass Book 1 (+ CD) (Vamoosh)$6.67 -
$12.69
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 MP Ltd.)$15.23
9. And Y Not
Tony Osborne
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The Really Easy Bass Book (Double Bass & Piano) (Faber Music)$10.80
10. Samba
Tony Osborne
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The Really Easy Bass Book (Double Bass & Piano) (Faber Music)$10.80
Also RecommendedAvailable In
2. Sight Reading Tests
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$11.37
3. Preparation for the Aural Tests
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$26.61 -
Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1–3 (ABRSM)$11.37 -
$21.53
