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)$10.48 -
$8.26
4. Menuett and Trio
Gerhard Deutschmann
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Yorke Solos for Double Bass & Piano vol. 1 (Yorke Edition )$20.96
6. Big Dipper (PF/DB)
Thomas Gregory
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Vamoosh Double Bass Book 2 (+ CD) (Vamoosh)$10.15 -
$12.69
7. Minuet and Trio
Haydn
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Grade By Grade: Double Bass - Grade 3 (Boosey & Hawkes MP Ltd.)$19.04
8. May Time
Mozart
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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
9. Grand March: from Aïda
Verdi
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Amazing Solos for Double Bass & Piano (Boosey & Hawkes MP Ltd.)$22.85
10. Basse-Danse: from Capriol Suite
Warlock
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Subterranean Solos for Double Bass (Bartholomew)$12.07 -
Subterranean Solos for Double Bass (piano accompaniment) (Bartholomew)$13.34
List BAvailable In
1. Andante grazioso (DUET)
Berbiguier
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Grade By Grade: Double Bass - Grade 3 (Boosey & Hawkes MP Ltd.)$19.04
2. Glwysen
Edward Jones
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Grade By Grade: Double Bass - Grade 3 (Boosey & Hawkes MP Ltd.)$19.04
3. Prince Igor
Borodin
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$21.58
4. Romance: No. 4 from Bass-Time Beginners
Christine Donkin
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Bass-Time Beginners for double bass & piano (Recital Music)$15.88
5. Norwegian Dance
Grieg
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Subterranean Solos for Double Bass (Bartholomew)$12.07
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Subterranean Solos for Double Bass (piano accompaniment) (Bartholomew)$13.34
7. Ol' Man River: from Show Boat
Kern and Hammerstein
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$13.91
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)$21.58
9. Mummers (Danse grotesque)
Merle
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Festival Performance Solos - Double Bass (Carl Fischer)$25.34 -
$34.93
10. Russian Song: No. 11 from The Double Bass Sings
Tony Osborne
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The Double Bass Sings (Piper )$21.53
List CAvailable In
2. Rio Rumba: No. 8 from Second Bass
Jan Faulkner
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Second Bass: 8 Pieces for Double Bass & Piano (Recital Music)$15.88
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 MP Ltd.)$21.58 -
The Essential String Method, Book 4 (Double Bass) (revised edition) (Boosey & Hawkes MP Ltd.)$26.66
4. Glissando Duet (DUET)
Boguslaw Furtok
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Early Start On The Double Bass Vol.2 (Bärenreiter)$19.91
5. Rumba Cucumba
Thomas Gregory
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Vamoosh Double Bass Book 2 (+ CD) (Vamoosh)$10.15
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$12.69
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)$12.64
7. Goblin's Dance
W. K. Lyons
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Suzuki Bass School Vol. 2 Double Bass Part (Revised Edition) (Alfred Summy-Birchard)$11.37
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Suzuki Bass School Vol. 2 Piano Accompaniment (Revised Edition) (Alfred Summy-Birchard)$8.88
8. Toad in the Hole (PF/DB)
Sheila Nelson
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Technitunes (Piano Accompaniments for violin, viola, cello, double bass) (Boosey & Hawkes MP Ltd.)$16.50 -
Technitunes for Double Bass (Tetratunes series) (Boosey & Hawkes MP Ltd.)$12.69
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)$20.96
10. Jumbo Rag: from A Sketchbook for Double Bass
Michael Rose
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A Sketchbook for Double Bass (ABRSM)$13.34
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
