Grade by Grade - Double Bass Grade 3 - part of the Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical, contemporary and educational repertoire, highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Karl Jenkins, Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton, alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall, Edward Huws Jones and others.

Carefully selected by Cathy Elliott, this practical anthology provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 3 double bassist and creates the perfect package for teaching, exam preparation and performance.

Each volume contains:

a diverse collection of pieces, each complemented by a useful practice and performance tip
grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercises
brand new sight-reading, music-theory and improvisation activities
newly-commissioned aural awareness tasks
a piano accompaniment booklet

Full performance demonstrations, piano accompaniment tracks and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources available online.

Grade by Grade - Double Bass Grade 3 contents:

Henry Purcell: Trumpet Tune and Air
Franz Joseph Haydn: Minuet & Trio (from Baryton Trio HobXI/1)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Kontretanz
Christopher Norton: Soft Drink
Anna Power: Skulking in the Shadows
Rona Porter: Boogie Boogaloo
Leo Portnoff: Concertino (3rd movement)
Edward Huws Jones: Glwysen (The Fairest One)
Ailbhe McDonagh: The Bandit Masquerade
Vera Gray: Steppe Dance
Benoit Berbiguier: Andante Grazioso (duet)
Colin Kirkpatrick: Tango for Two
Robert Schumann: Lebhaft (from Kinder-Sonata op 118, no 1)
Cahty Elliott (after Bartók): Wedding Day and Night
Dmitri Shostakovich: March (from Six Children's Pieced (duet))
Byss-Kalle's Polska (traditional Swedish melody)

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