Bartholomew Music aims to make good pedagogic repertoire readily available to young bass players and their teachers. It came into being in 1994 when a number of colleagues asked me to share the music I was writing and arranging for young bass players. Initially there was a book for young beginners Ready Steady Go! and a series of very easy double bass trios and quartets. Soon after I added An Introduction to Thumb Position on the Double Bass to the catalogue.
Since then, whenever I come across a piece of music that appeals to my students, I try to make it available to the wider world in the hope that others will enjoy it too. Much of the catalogue is now available as a digital download while I continue to produce high quality printed editions.
Cello Ergonomics, by Steven Doane is a bit of an outlier in the catalogue and came about when I helped him synthesise some of his teaching ideas into this book. Many of the concepts apply to the bass as well as the cello!
I hope some of the pieces appeal to you too!
Cathy Elliott
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Piano accompaniments
All piano accompaniments are for orchestral tuning (E, A, D, G), which is what all my students use until such time as they may play a concerto with orchestra or enter a national competition. Piano parts in solo tuning are readily available elsewhere, but please do get in touch if you cannot find what you are looking for.
