Welcome to the Orchestration, Instrumentation & Composition Manuals page, a bibliographic reference tool designed to facilitate study of all period and modern editions that may feature double bass. The main focus of this bibliography are the period 19^th and early 20^th centuries’ manuals that may offer a direct link to an accessible coverage of double bass online. In that respect this listing’s goal is also to offer a tool that may help us understand the evolution of bass treatment among composers over time. The final goal of this bibliography however, is to gather all orchestration manuals up to the present time and index, if not link, all their sections with bass coverage.

During the process of gathering this bibliography it has become apparent that even with the best cataloging practices of our modern libraries it is very difficult, and sometime even impossible, to ascertain an exact order of editions and subsequent translations of certain manuals. Due to a rather liberal understanding of copyright and proprietary issues in 19^th century prints, the very authorship of some works was often blurred or very liberally assumed. Thus the borrowing of text and ideas was common, and likewise the conceptions and misconceptions presented in these works were then copied without much further investigation further, sometime for decades in future.

With many older editions in is also not clear whether subsequent issues were actual modified editions, or just the reprints with or without any changes. All variations of such practices are noted and yet for the sake of this bibliography, whenever a new edition was marked as such, it was indicated in the record as such too. Also, the dating of publications in the first half of 19^th century was sometime inconsistent or was missing altogether and needed to be deducted through secondary sources. With some of those editions you will find the year of publication in brackets,  that is how the year was estimated or deducted in the library record and that is how it is presented here as well.

The whole genre of composition, orchestration and instrumentation manuals as we perceive them today may have started with J. G. Albrechstberger with his 1790 Gründliche Anweisung Zur Composition. Prior to that time all discussion of bass in orchestra was relegated to variously profiled treatises that are already covered at the ABP Treatises page. For the sake of convenience Albrechstberger’s work is the only one cited both here and in the Treatises page, since it may be perceived to belong to both categories. Otherwise, it is hoped that a lead index with Name, Chronology and Location hierarchies may offer an efficient glance of what was published and when, as in many instances these orchestration books were translated and disseminated broadly, thus extending the original thoughts of a writer from one culture to the other, sometime even over continents.

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• Meier 1979
• Planyavsky 1984

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Note 1.     Geographical listing designates the place of publication, which in some instances may differ from the main residence of the author. The listed cities however may still offer a good reference on a perception of double bass in certain regions and periods.

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Adler, Samuel (1928) – Info – LC Authority

• The Study of Orchestration. New York: Norton, 1982.

• The Study of Orchestration. 2^nd ed. New York: Norton, 1989.

• The Study of Orchestration. 3^rd ed. New York: Norton, 2002.

• The Study of Orchestration. 4^th ed. New York: Norton, 2016.

[ Double Bass section, Part 1. Instrumentation. ]

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Albrechtsberger, Johann Georg (1736-1809) – Info en – Info de

• Gründliche Anweisung Zur Composition; Mit Deutlichen Und Ausführlichen Exempeln, Zum Selbstunterrichte, Erläutert; Und Mit Einem Anhange: Von Der Beschaffenheit Und Anwendung Aller Jetzt Üblichen Musikalischen Instrumente. Leipzig: Johann Gottlob Immanuel Breitkopf, 1790.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive – MDZ 1 – MDZ 2 – MDZ 3 – MDZ 4

Der Violon oder Contrabaß entry, Anhang, Geiginstrumente, No. 8, p. 421-422

Other online sources – MDZ 1 – MDZ 2 – MDZ 3 – MDZ 4

Scala für den Violon, No. 8, p. 436

Other online sources – MDZ 1 – MDZ 2 – MDZ 3 – MDZ 4

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• Sämmtliche Schriften über Generalbaß, Harmonie-Lehre, und Tonsetzkunst : zum Selbstunterricht ; Systematisch geordnet, mit zahlreichen, aus dessen mündlichen Mittheilungen geschöpften Erläuterungs-Beyspielen, und einer kurzen Anleitung zum Partitur-Spiel, nebst Beschreibung aller jetzt gebräuchlichen Instrumente. 3^rd bd. Vienna: Anton Strauss, [1826]

Online View & Download – MDZ

Der Violon oder Contrabaß entry, p. 185-186

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• Sämmtliche Schriften über Generalbaß, Harmonie-Lehre, und Tonsetzkunst : zum Selbstunterricht ; Systematisch geordnet, mit zahlreichen, aus dessen mündlichen Mittheilungen geschöpften Erläuterungs-Beyspielen, und einer kurzen Anleitung zum Partitur-Spiel, nebst Beschreibung aller jetzt gebräuchlichen Instrumente. 3^rd bd. Vienna: Anton Strauss, [1830]

Online View & Download – MDZ

Der Violon oder Contrabaß entry, p. 185-186

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• Sämmtliche Schriften über Generalbaß, Harmonie-Lehre, und Tonsetzkunst : zum Selbsunterrichte ; Systhematisch geordnet, mit zahlreichen, aus dessen mündlichen Mittheilungen geschöpften Erläuterungs-Beispielen, und einer kurzen Anleitung zum Partitur-Spiel, nebst Beschreibung aller bis jetzt gebräuchlichen Instrumente. 3^rd bd. Vienna; Tobias Haslinger, 1837

Online View & Download – MDZ

Der Violon oder Contrabaß entry, Geiginstrumente, p. 165-167

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• Methods of Harmony, Figured Base, and Composition, Adapted for Self-instruction, by John George Albrechtsberger. Translated from the last German ed., as Augmented and Arranged by His Pupil, the Chevalier von Seyfried, with the remarks of M. Choron. Translated from the last Paris ed., by Arnold Merrick. London: R. Cocks & co., 1834.

The Double Bass entry, p. 247 [ check 1855 edition below for online view ]

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• Methods of Harmony, figured base, an Compositions, Adapted for Self-Instruction / by John George Albrechtsberger ; Translated From the Last German ed., as Augm. and by His Pupil, the Chevalier von Seyfried, With the Remarks of M. Choron ; Translated from the last Paris ed., by Arnold Merrick. 2 vols. London: R. Cocks, [1835-1844] Record Link

The Double Basse (violon or contra bass) entry, no. 202, p. 279 [ source hathitrust.org ]

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• J.G. Albrechtsberger’s Collected Writings on Thorough-Bass, Harmony, and Composition, for Self Instruction : With Many Explanatory Examples. London: Novello, Ewer and Co., 1855.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive – Document Download UR Sibley

The Double Bass entry, p. 247

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Asioli, Bonifazio (1769-1832) – Info – LC Authority

• Il Maestro Di Composizione. Ossia Seguito Del Trattato D’armonia. Vol 3. Milano: Ricordi, [1836]

Online View & Download – Google

Contrabbaso (ranges for three bass tunings), pp. 2-3 – Google

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Bakaleinikoff, Vladimir (1885-1953) – Info – LC Authority

• The Instruments of the Band and Orchestra: An Encyclopedia. Co-authored with Milton Rosen. New York: Boosey, Hawkes, Belwin, 1940.

Double Bass heading, p. 6.

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Bellini, Fermo (1804-1865) – LC Authority

• Teoriche Musicali Su Gli Istromenti E Sull’istrumentazione: Ad Uso Dei Giovani Maestri Compositori. Milano: G. Ricordi, 1844.

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Contrabasso, pp. 21-23.

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Bekker, Paul (1882-1937) – Info – LC Authority

• The Story of the Orchestra. New York: Norton, 1936.
  

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• The Story of the Orchestra. New York: W.W. Norton & Co, 1964.

[ a specific bass reference unknown at the present ]

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Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869) – Info – LC Authority

Treatise on Instrumentation – Info en – Info fr

The Original Edition in French – 1844

• Grand Traité D’instrumentation Et D’orchestration Modernes, Contenant: Le Tableau Exact De L’étendue, Un Aperçu [sic] Du Mécanisme Et L’étude Du Timbre Et Du Caractère Expressif Des Divers Instrumens. Paris: Schonenberger, 1844.

Online View & Download – Gallica

Les Contre=Basses, Chapitre VI. pp. 53-74 – Gallica

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• Grand Traité D’instrumentation Et D’orchestration Modernes, Contenant: Le Tableau Exact De L’étendue, Un Apperçu [sic] Du Mécanisme Et L’étude Du Timbre Et Du Caractère Expressif Des Divers Instrumens, Accompagné D’un Grand Nombre D’exemples En Partition, Tirés Des Oeuvres Des Plus Grands Maîtres, Et De Quelques Ouvrages Inédits De L’auteur. 2^nd edition. Paris: Schonenberger, 1855.

Online View & Download – Gallica

Les Contre=Basses, Chapitre VI. pp. 53-74 – Gallica

[ second and expanded edition containting “l’Art du Chef d’Orchestre” ]

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• Le Chef d’Orchestre : Les Nouveaux Instruments ; Supplément du Grand Traité d’Instrumentation et d’Orchestration. Edited in German by Johann Christoph Grünbaum. Berlin: Schlesinger Buch-und Musikhandlung, [1856]

Online View & Download – MDZ

L’Octo- Basse, p. 40 – MDZ

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• A Treatise Upon Modern Instrumentation and Orchestration: New Ed., Rev., Corr., Augmented by Additional Chapters on Newly-Invented Instruments, Etc. Op. 10. Translated by Mary Cowden Clarke. 1^st ed. London: Novello, 1856.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive

Double Basses – Chapter VI, pp. 40-60 – Internet Archive

The Octo-bass, p. 240 – Internet Archive

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• A Treatise Upon Modern Instrumentation and Orchestration: New Ed., Rev., Corr., Augmented by Additional Chapters on Newly-Invented Instruments, Etc. Op. 10. Translated by Mary Cowden Clarke. 2^nd ed. London: Novello, 1858.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive

Double Basses – Chapter VI, pp. 40-60 – Internet Archive

The Octo-bass, p. 240 – Internet Archive

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• Instrumentationslehre: Ein Vollständiges Lehrbuch Zur Erlangung Der Kenntniss Aller Instrumente Und Deren Anwendung, Nebst Einer Anleitung Zur Behandlung Und Direction Des Orchesters : Mit 70 Notentafeln Und Vielen in Den Text Gedruckten Notenbeispielen. Translated by Alfred Dörffel. Leipzig: Gustav Heinze, 1864.

Online View & Download – MDZ

Der Contrabaß, pp. 42-48 – MDZ

[ the first authorized German edition translated by Alfred Dörffel ]

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• Die Moderne Instrumentation Und Orchestration: Enthaltend Eine Genaue Angabe Des Umfangs, Des Mechanismus, Des Klang Und Ausdruckscharacters Der Verschiedenen Instrumente, Nebst Einer Grossen Anzahl Von Beispielen Aus Den Partituren Der Grössten Meister: Auber, Beethoven, Gluck, Haydn, Meyerbeer, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Rossini, Wagner, Sacchini, Spontini, C.m. V. Weber, Etc. U. Einigen Noch Ungedruckten Werken Des Verfassers : Sein Majestät Dem König Von Preussen Friedrich Wilhelm Iv in Tiefster Ehrfurcht Gewidmet. Translated by Johann Christoph Grünbaum. Berlin: Ad. Mt. Schlesinger ; Paris : Schonenberger ; Moscau : Lehnhold, [approximately 1864]

[ the date of this edition varies according to several cataloging samples from 1845 – 1890. Further esearch should show if this was an authorized or self made edition. The text features paralel columns with the original French text and a German translation ]

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• A Treatise on Modern Instrumentation and Orchestration: Dedicated to Frederick William Iv., King of Prussia; to Which Is Appended the Chef D’orchestre. Translated by Mary Cowden Clarke. Edited by Joseph Bennett. London: Novello, Ewer and Co, 1882.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive 

Double Basses – Chapter VI, pp. 40-60 – Internet Archive

[ as far a bass is concerned this is alsmost a reprint, although there are few slight differences from the original Marcy Cowden Clarke edition translation ]

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• Instrumentationslehre, Von Hector Berlioz: Ergänzt Und Rev. Von Richard Strauss. Enlarged and Revised by Richard Strauss. 2 parts. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, 1905.

Online View & Download, part. 1 – Internet Archive
Online View & Download, part. 2 – Internet Archive

Der Kontrabaß, part 1. p. 104-146 – Internet Archive

Der Okto=Baß, part. 2p. 433 – Internet Archive

[ the rewroked edition created by Richard Strauss that features many of his own famous double bass passages ]

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Borch, Gaston (1871-1926) – Info – LC Authority

• Practical Manual of Instrumentation: With Numerous Musical Illustrations and Particular Reference to the Reduction of Large Scores for Smaller Orchestra. Boston: Boston Music Co, 1918.

Online Download – UR Sibley

The Double Bass or Contrabass, pp. 11-12.

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Bussler, Ludwig (1838-1900) – Info – LC Authority

• Instrumentation Und Orchestersatz, Einschliesslich Der Verbindung Mit Vocal-, Chor Und Solo-Satz, in Achtzehn Aufgaben Mit Zahlreichen, Ausschliesslich in Den Text Gedruckten Muster-, Uebungs Und Erläuterungs-Beispielen: Für Den Unterricht an Öffentlichen Lehr-Anstalten, Den Privat Und Selbst-Unterricht. Berlin: C. Habel (C.G. Lüderitz), 1879.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive

Der Contrabass, pp. 13-15 – Internet Archive

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Cailliau, F. O. (19th c.)

• La Composition et l’Instrumentation Rendues Faciles. Paris: [et chez tous les Marchands de Musique de la France et de l’Étranger], 1869.

Online View & Download – Gallica

Basse, p. 29 – Gallica

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Casella, Alfredo (1883-1947) – Info – LC Authority

• La Tecnica Dell’orchestra Contemporanea. Edited by Virgilio Mortari. Milano: Ricordi, 1950.

[ unable to identify a double bass chapter ]

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• Die Technik Des Modernen Orchesters. Edited by Virgilio Mortari. German translation by Wolfgang Jacobi and M. Schätzle. Milano: Ricordi, 1961.
  

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• The Technique of Contemporary Orchestration. Edited by Virgilio Mortari. Trannslated by Thomas V. Fraschillo, Milano: Ricordi, 2004.

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Clarke, Hamilton (1840-1912) – Info – LC Authority

• A Manual of Orchestration: Designed Especially to Enable Amateurs to Follow Intelligently the Performance of Orchestral Music ; with an Appendix Containing Details As to the Structure, Compass, and Peculiarities of the Various Instruments of the Orchestra. London: Curwen, 1888.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive

The Double Bass, p. 106-107 – Internet Archive

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Corder, Frederick (1852-1932) – Info – LC Authority

• The Orchestra and How to Write for It: A Practical Guide to Every Branch and Detail of Modern Orchestration, Including Full Particulars of All Instruments Now in Use and Rules for Their Combination. London: Robert Cocks & Co., 1896.

Online View & Download – Intenet Archive

The Double Bass chapter, p. 10-12 – Internet Archive

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Coon, Oscar (1833-1921) – Info pdf – LC authority

• Harmony and Instrumentation: The Principles of Harmony, with Practical Instruction in Arranging Music for Orchestras and Military Bands. Cincinnati, Ohio: A Squire, 1883.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive

The Double Bass, Chapter XXI, pp. 56-58 – Internet Archive

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Czerny, Carl (1791-1857) – Info – LC Authority

• Die Schule der Praktischen Tonsetz Kunst, Op. 600, n.p.: 1830.
  

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• Traité de l’Instrumentation Faisant Suite à l’École du Piano : oeuv. 600. Paris: S. Richault, 1848.

Online View & Download – Gallica 

4. La Contre-Basse, pp. 4-5 – Online View

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• School of Practical Composition; or Complete Treatise on the Composition of All Kinds of Music.  Both Instumental and Vocal. Translated and Edited by John Bishop. 3 vols. London: Robert Cocks & Co., 1849.

Online View & Download – IMSLP

Title Page, Vol. 3 – Online View (Source Yale)

4. The Double Bass. (Contra Basso), pp. 4-5 – Online View (Source Yale)

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Del Mar, Norman (1919-1994) – Info – LC Authority

• Anatomy of the Orchestra. London: Faber and Faber, 1981.

Online View – Google

• Double Bass names, p. 31 – Google .
• 6. Score Layout, term “Bassi” instances in literature when basses play without Violoncellos pp. 44-47 – Google
• 7. Platform Planning, historical placement of bass section, pp. 49-62 – Google
• Doule Bass tunings, Ex. 92, Ex 93, pp. 101-102 – Google
• 17. Problems of Double Bass Tuning, (chapter) pp. 105-107- Google
• Double Bass Clefs, Ex. 104 “Per Questa, p. 111 – Google
• Double Bass Harmonics, p. 120 – Google
• Double Bass and Mutes, p. 124 – Google

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Elwart, Antoine (1808-1877) – Info – LC Authority

• Petit Traité D’instrumentation À L’usage Des Jeunes Compositeurs. Paris: Chez Colombier, 1864.

Online View & Download – Gallica

De La Contrebasse, Chapitre II, No. 4, p. 10 – Gallica–

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• Petit Traité D’instrumentation À L’usage Des Jeunes Compositeurs, Par A. Elwart. 2^nd edition. Paris: Colombier, 1889.

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• Petit Traité D’instrumentation À L’usage Des Jeunes Compositeurs. [ 10^th edition ] Paris: E. Gallet, 1903.

[ Likely a reprint ]

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Ergo, Émile (1853-1922) – Info

• Dans Les Propylées De L’instrumentation. Anvers, Belgium: La Librairie Néerlandaise [u.a.], 1908.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive

La Contrebasse, pp. 173-177 – Internet Archive

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Fétis, François-Joseph (1784-1871) – Info – LC Authority

• Manuel Des Compositeurs, Directeurs De Musique, Chef[s] D’orchestre & De Musique Militaire, Ou, Traité Méthodique De L’harmonie, Des Instrumens, Des Voix, Et De Tout Ce Qui Est Relatif À La Composition, À La Direction Et À L’exécution De La Musique. Paris: M. Schlesinger, [1840]

Online View & Download – Gallica

De la Contre basse, Chapiter 4^me. p. 45-46 – Gallica

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Fidler, Florence G. (19th-20th c.)

• A Handbook of Orchestration. London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1921.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive

The Double Bass, Section IV, pp. 65-68 – Internet Archive

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Forsyth, Cecil (1870-1941) – Info – LC Authority

• Orchestration. London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1914. – Info

Online View & Download – Internet Archive 1 – Internet Archive 2

No. 51. The Double Bass chapter, pp. 436-461 – Online View 1– Online View 2

[ reprints in 1922 and 1926 ]

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• Orchestration. 2^nd revised ed. London: Macmillan & Co.; Stainer & Bell, 1935.

[ reprints in 1936, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949,
1952, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1974, 1982, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2012,
2013, 2016 – thus likely the most reprinted orchestration manual in history ]

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Francoeur, Louis-Joseph (1738-1804) – Info – LC Authority

• Traité Général Des Voix Et Des Instruments D’orchestre Principalement Des Instruments À Vent. Reviewed and Enlarged by Alexandre Choron. Paris: Aux adresses ordinaires de musique, [1813]  

Online View & Download – Gallica 1 – Gallica 2

Art. 4. de la Contre-Basse, p. 83-84 – Gallica 1 – Gallica 2

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Gassner, Ferdinand Simon (1798-1851) – Info de – LC Authority

• Partiturkenntniss: Ein Leitfaden Zum Selbstunterricht Für Angehende Tonsetzer Oder Solche Welche Arrangieren, Partiturlesen Lernen Oder Sich Zu Dirigenten Von Orchestern Oder Militärmusiken Bilden Wollen. Karlsruhe: Groos, 1838.

Online View & Download – Google

Violono and Violoncello Continuo realization, vol. 2, pp. 135-136 – Online View

Instruments Range – Contrabass (partially visible), vol. 2. Table ?, p. 85 – Online View

[ Contrabasso range starts with F which may imply a Viennese Tuning range]

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• Partiturkenntniß: : Ein Leitfaden Zum Selbstunterrichte Für Angehende Tonsetzer, Oder Solche, Welche Arrangiren, Partiturlesen Lernen Oder Sich Zu Dirigenten Von Orchestern Oder Militärmusiken Bilden Wollen. 2 vols. 2^nd ed. Karlsruhe: Groos, 1842.

Online View & Download – MDZ vol. 1 – MDZ vol. 2

Der Contrabaß, vol. 1, p. 7 – MDZ

Double Bass Tunings:  Nr. 1 – Four String, Nr. 2 – Three String, Nr. 3 – Viennese Tuning, vol. 2, p. 8 – MDZ

Instruments Range – Contrabass (unofrtunately not visible), vol. 2. p. 85 – MDZ

Violono and Violoncello Continuo realization, vol. 2, pp. 135-136 – MDZ

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• Traité De La Partition, Ou: Guide Servant, Sans Maitre, À L’instruction Des Jeunes Compositeurs Ou De Ceux Qui Désirent Apprendre À Arranger, À Lire La Partition, Ou Se Former Directeurs D’orchestres Ou De Musiques Militaires. Transaletd by Frédéric Hofer. Paris: Richault, 1851.

Online View & Download – Gallica

D. – De la Contre-Basse, p. 17- Online View

Contre-Basse Tunings: Nr. 21, 22, 23 (Viennese Tuning), Vol 2. p. 7 – Online View

Ambitus of string instruments, Vol 2 p. 65 – Online View

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Gevaert, François-Auguste (1828-1908) – Info – LC Authority

• Traité Général D’instrumentation: : Exposé Méthodique Des Principes De Cet Art Dans Leur Application À L’orchestre, a La Musique D’harmonie Et De Fanfares, Etc. Gand: Gevaert, éditeur, Ma. de musique et facteur de pianos, 1863.

Online View & Download – BD Hispánica – MDZ 1

Contre-basse, p. 36 – BD Hispánica – MDZ 1

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• Traité Général D’instrumentation: : Exposé Méthodique Des Principes De Cet Art Dans Leur Application À L’orchestre, a La Musique D’harmonie Et De Fanfares, Etc. Gand ; Liège : V. et C. Gevaert et fils, 1863.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive – MDZ 2

Contre-basse, p. 36 – Internet Archive – MDZ 2

[ both editions appear to be the same in content, yet not in font design. In addition the Biblioteca Digital Hispánica copy offers a crisper font appearance and scan ]

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• Tratado General De Instrumentación O Esposición Metódica De Los Principios Del Arte De Instrumentar En Las Diversas Aplicaciones a La Orquesta, Bandas Militares, Etc. Translated by D. José Parada y Barreto. Madrid: B. Eslava, 1873.

Online View & Download – BDH

Contrabajo, p. 28-31 [ images 40-43 ]

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• Nouveau Traité D’instrumentation. Paris: Lemoine, 1885.

Online View & Download – Gallica

Contrebasse, p. 63-74 – Gallica

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• Neue Instrumenten-Lehre. Translated to German by Dr. Hugo Riemann. Paris: Lemoine & Fils, 1887.

Online View & Download – Gallica 

Kontrabass, p. 64-75 – Gallica

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• Abrégé Du Nouveau Traité D’instrumentation. Paris: Lemoine & fils, 1892.

Online View & Download – Gallica 

Contrebasse, p. 37-43 – Gallica

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• Novyj Kurs Instrumentovki F.a. Gevarta /gevaert: Perevod N. Arsa. /neuer Kurs Der Instrumentation. Translated by N. Arsa. Moskva: P. Jurgenson, 1892.

Online View & Download – MDZ 

Контрабасъ, p. 66-78 – MDZ

[ Appears to be a translation of Reimann’s own German 1887 translation ]

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• A New Treatise on Instrumentation. Translated by E.F.E. Suddard. Paris & Brussels: H. Lemoine & co, 1906.

The Double Bass, p. 63-

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Gleich, Ferdinand (1816-1898) – Info de – VIAF-DNB Authority

• • Handbuch Der Modernen Instrumentirung Für Orchester Und Militairmusikcorps, Mit Besonderer Berücksichtigung Der Kleineren Orchester, Etc. Leipzig, 1853.
    
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  • Rukovodstvo K Novejsej Instrumentovke, Ili Pravila K Izuceniju: Vsech Upotrebljaemych V Orkestre Instrumentov. S. Peterburg: Bernard, 1861.
    
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  • Handbuch Der Modernen Instrumentirung Für Orchester Und Militär-Musikcorps Mit Berücksichtigung Der Kleineren Orchester. 2^nd enlarged edition. Leipzig: C.F. Kahnt, [1870]

Online View & Download – MDZ – U Rochester

Der Kontrabass oder Die Bassgeige, pp. 11-14 – MDZ

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• Handbuch Der Modernen Instrumentirung Für Orchester Und Militär-Musikcorps. Leipzig: C.F. Kahnt nachfolger, 1903.

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• Rukovodstvo K Novieishei Instrumentovkie, Ili, Pravila K Izuchenīiu Vsiekh Upotrebliaemykh V Orkestrie Instrumentov. V Moskvie: Muzykalnoe izd-vo P. I. Urgenson, 1914.

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Goss, Thomas (contemporary) – Info – LC Authority

• Orchestration Online [ web portal, 2004-2019 ]

Double Bass tag

• Double Basses – Acoustical Compromises (2013)
• Double Basses – Bowing and Articulation (2013)
• Double Basses – Carrying the Bass Line Alone (2013)
• Double Basses – C-Extension Problems (2013)
• Double Basses – Limitations of Range (2013)
• Double Basses – “The Vivaldi Problem” (2013)
• Cello – Unison With Double Basses

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Guiraud, Ernest (1837-1892) – Info – LC Authority

• Traité pratique d’instrumentation. Paris: A. Durand et fils, [1892]

La Contrebasse, pp. 12-13

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Hamilton, James Alexander, 1785-1845 – Info – LC Authority

• • Hamilton‘s Catechism on the Art of Writing for an Orchestra and on Playing from a Score. London: R. Cocks & Co, 1835.–
    
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  • Hamilton‘s Catechism on the Art of Writing for an Orchestra and on Playing from a Score. Revised Corrected and Augmented by Joseph Warren. 2^nd ed. London: R. Cocks & Co., 1846.

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4. Double Bass or Contra-Basso, p. 8 – Online View

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• Hamilton‘s Catechism on the Art of Writing for an Orchestra and on Playing from a Score. Enlarged by J. Bishop. 3^rd ed. London: R. Cocks & Co., 1856.

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Henderson, William James (1855-1937) – Info – LC Authority

• The Orchestra and Orchestral Music. Toronto: G.N. Morang, 1899.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive

The Double Bass, pp. 17-18 – Internet Archive

Seating Plan of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, p. 50 – Internet Archive

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• The Orchestra and Orchestral Music. with Portraits. John Murray: London, 1914.

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Höfer, Franz (1880-1953) – Info – LC Authority

• Instrumentationslehre Mit Besonderer Berücksichtigune Der Kirchenmusik. 2 vols. Regensburg: Friedrich Pustet, 1913.

Online Download – UR Sibley  

Der Kontrabaß (Violon), pp. 195-206.

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Hofmann, Richard (1844-1918) – Info – LC Authority

• Katechismus Der Musikinstrumente. 5^th ed. Leipzig: J.J. Weber, 1890.
  
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• Katechismus Der Musikinstrumente. 6^th ed. Leipzig: J.J. Weber, 1903.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive

Der Kontrabaß, No. 19, pp. 28-33 – Internet Archive

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• Praktische Instrumentationslehre. “Die Streichinstrumente” Theil 1. Leipzig: Dörffling und Franke, 1893.

Online View & Download – MDZ

Der Contrabass oder Bassgeige, p. 26-31 – MDZ

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• Practical Instrumentation. Translated by Robin H. Legge. London: Augener & Co., 1893.

Online View & Download – Intenet Archive 

The Double-bass (Contrabass). pp. 26-31 – Online View

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Humperdinck, Engelbert (1854-1921) – Info – LC Auhtority

• Instrumentationslehre. Edited by Hans-Josef Irmen. Köln: Arbeitsgemeinschaft für rheinische Musikgeschichte, 1981.

Kontrabass entry, p. 55

[ unable to identify when was the original text written ]

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Jacob, Gordon (1895-1984) – Info – LC Authority 

• Orchestral Technique: A Manual for Students. London: Oxford University Press, 1931.

[ unable to locate “Double Bass” chapter ]

• Orchestral Technique: A Manual for Students. 2^nd ed. London: Oxford University Press, G. Cumberlege, 1940.

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• Orchestral Technique: A Manual for Students. 3^rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1981.

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• The Elements of Orchestration. London: H. Jenkins, 1962.

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Jadassohn, Salomon (1831-1902) – Info – LC Authority

• Lehrbuch Der Instrumentation. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1889.

Online View & Download – IMSLP 

Der Kontrabass, Kapitel IV, No. 23, pp. 176-180

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• A Course of Instruction in Instrumentation. Translated by Harry P. Wilkins. Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, 1899.

Online View & Download – IMSLP 

The Double Bass, Chapter IV, No. 23, pp. 174-178.

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• Lehrbuch Der Instrumentation. 2^nd edition. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1907.

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Kastner, Jean-Georges (1810-1867) – Info – LC Authority

• Traité Général D’instrumentation, Comprenant Les Propriétés Et L’usage De Chaque Instrument, Précédé D’un Résumé Sur Les Voix À L’usage Des Jeunes Compositeurs. Foreword by Giacomo Meyerbeer. Paris: Philipp et C^ie, 1836. (1837)

Online View & Download: Gallica

La Contrebasse (Contra Violon), Chapitre II, pp. 14-15 – Gallica

Translation at:
Woodward, Patricia J. Jean-Georges Kastner’s Traité Général D’instrumentation: A Translation and Commentary. M.M. Thesis, University of North Texas, Denton, 2003. pp. 80-86 – UNT

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• Cours D’instrumentation: Considéré Sous Les Rapports Poëtiques Et Philosophiques De L’art, a L’usage Des Jeunes Compositeurs. Paris: Meissonnier, 1839.

Online View & Download – MDZ 

Contrebasse, p. 11 – MDZ
Examples No. 7-9 – MDZ

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• Traité Général D’instrumentation: Approuvé Par L’académie Royale Des Beaux Arts De L’institut De France, Et Adopté Au Conservatoire Royal De Musique Pour L’enseignement Dans Les Classes De Composition. 2^nd ed. Paris: Prilipp et cie, 1844.

[Originally published in 1836 (1837), extended in 1844. ]

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Kennan, Kent Wheeler (1913-2003)  – Info – LC Authority

• The Technique of Orchestration. New York: Prentice-Hall, 1952.

The Double Bass, p. 27

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Kling, Henri (1842-1918) – Info – LC Authority

• Populäre Instrumentationslehre: mit genauer Beschreibung der Eigenthümlichkeiten jeden Instrumentes bearbeitet und durch viele Notenbeispiele erläutert. Hannover: Oertel, 1882.

Die Bassgeige, Contrabass, p. 17

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• Modern orchestration and instrumentation : or, The art of instrumentation ; containing detailed descriptions of the character and peculiarities of all instruments and their practical employment. Based on German 2^nd  Edition. Translated by Gustav Saenger. New York: Carl Fischer, 1905.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive

6. The Double Bass, p. 25 – Internet Archive

• General Remarks, No. 6 – Practicing advice for double bass player, p. 311 – Internet Archive
• “Theory of His Art” A request for double bass parts not be simplified, p. 19 – Internet Archive

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• Praktische Instrumentationslehre: Mit Beschreibung Der Einzelnen Instrumente Und Vielen Partitur Beispielen. Newly edited by Eberhard von Waltershausen. 4^th ed. Hannover: Louis Oertel, 1922.

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Koch, Markus (1879-1948) – Info – VIAF Authority

• Abriss Der Instrumentenkunde. Kempten und München: J. Kösel, 1912.

Online Download – Sibley Music Library

4. Der Violon, oder Kontrabaß, I Streichinstrumenten chapter, pp. 46-58
Abbildung 11. Kontrabaß, p. IV (at the end of the document)
Abbildung 12. Kontrabaßbogen (Deutsches Modell), p. IV
Abbildung 13. Kontrabaßbogen (Engl. Modell), p. IV
Abbildung 14. Kontrabaßsaitenverlängerung, p. IV

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Koechlin, Charles (1867-1950) – Info – LC Authority

Traité de l’orchestration – Info fr

• Traité De L’orchestration En Quatre Volumes. 4 vols.Paris: Éditions Max Eschig, 1954.

Online Download – Monoskop. org

Contrebasse, vol. 1, pp. 197-201.

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Kunitz, Hans (1907-1969) – LC Authority

• Die Instrumentation 13 : Violoncello, Kontrabass. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1961.
  
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• Die Instrumentation: Ein Hand Und Lehrbuch : Violoncello, Kontrabass. Teil 13. 2^nd unaltered ed. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1981.

Der Kontrabass, pp. 1459-1530

Geschichitliche Entwicklung, pp. 1459-1464
Techniche Struktur, pp. 1464-1465
Tonerzeugung und Notierung, pp. 1465-1468
Klangcharakter, pp. 1468-1518
Klangkombinationen, pp. 1518-1524
Spieltechnische Möglichkeiten, pp. 1525-1530

[ Earlier editions of Kunitz’ “Instrumentation” reach up to 1961 and 1956 respectively. Whether the subsequent editions published after 1981 are just the reprints, or offer some improvements, is unknown at the present. ]

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Lavoix, Henri Marie François (1846-1897) – LC Authority     

• Histoire De L’instrumentation a Nos Jours: Depuis Le Seizième Siècle Jusqu’à Nos Jours. Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1878.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive

Contrebasse, pp. 52-56 – Internet Archive

[ this is not a desgnated paragrpah about “contrebasse,” yet a weaved discussion that covers predominantly the contrebasse tunings, its use and history ]

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Lobe, Johann Christian (1797-1881) – Info – LC Authority

• Lehrbuch Der Musikalischen Komposition. vol. 2, Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1855.

Online View & Download – MDZ – U Rochester

Der Kontrabass pp. 365-366 – MDZ–

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• Lehrbuch Der Musikalischen Komposition. 2^nd ed. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1858.
  
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• Lehrbuch Der Musikalischen Komposition. 3^rd ed. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1867.
  
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• Lehrbuch Der Musikalischen Komposition. Edited by Hermann Kretzschmar. 4^th ed. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1875.
  
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• Lehrbuch Der Musikalischen Komposition. Edited by Hermann Kretzschmar. 5^th ed. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1884.

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Logier, Johann Bernhard (1777-1846) – Info – LC Authority

• Logier’s Comprehensive Course in Music, Harmony, and Practical Composition, Edited by Carl Stein. with an Abridged Treatise from Hector Berlioz’s Standard Work on Instrumentation, with Hints on Conducting. Edited by Carl Stein. Boston: C. Fischer, 1888.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive

Double-Basses, Part II: Instrumentation, pp. 266-267 – Internet Archive

[ This appears to be a composition book with an added section that presents Berlioz’ Instrumentation treatise ]

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Lovelock, William (1899-1986) – Info – LC Authority

• The Elements of Orchestral Arrangement. London: G. Bell and Sons, 1968.

[ Unable to locate a Double Bass chapter ]

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Mahillon, Victor-Charles (1841-1924) – Info – LC Authority

• Éléments D’acoustique Musicale & Instrumentale: Comprenant L’examen De La Construction Théorique De Tous Les Instruments De Musique En Usage Dans L’orchestrations Moderne. Bruxelles: Manufacture Générale d’Instruments de Musique C. Mahillon, 1874.

Online View & Download – HTDL – ECHO

Contrebasse, Chapitre Second, Vibrations des Cordes, pp. 61-62 – HTDL – ECHO

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• Le Matériel Sonore Des Orchestres De Symphonie: D’harmonie Et De Fanfares Ou Vade Mecum De Compositeur Suivi D’une Echelle Acoustique Permettant De Calculer Très Facilement La Longueur Théorique De Tous Les Instruments À Vent À Un Diapason Quelconque. 6^th ed. Bruxelles: Mahillon & Co, 1897.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive

Contrebasse à 5 cordes, [instrument range] p. 16  – Internet Archive

[ The title page indicates “6^ème Edition.” yet unable to locate any previous issues ]

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Marx, Adolf Bernhard (1795-1866) – Info – LC Authority

• Die Lehre Von Der Musikalischen Komposition, Praktisch-Theoretisch. Part 4. 3^rd enlarged ed. Leipzig: Bretkopf und Härtel, 1847.

Online View & Download – Google

Technik der Kontrabasses, Neutes Buch, Erste Abtheilung, Fünfter Abschnitt, pp. 282-285 – Google

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Mason, Daniel Gregory (1873-1953) – Info – LC Authority

• The Orchestral Instruments and What They Do: A Primer for Concert-Goers. New York: Gray, 1909.

Online View & Download –Internet Archive 1  Internet Arvhive 2 – Internet Archhive 3

VIII. The Double-Bass, pp. 35-38 – Internet Archive 1 – Internet Archive 2 – Internet Archive 3

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Mayerhoff, Franz (1864-1938) – VIAF-DNB Authority  

• Instrumentenlehre. Leipzig: G.J. Göschen, 1909.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive

Der Kontrabass, pp. 22-26 – Internet Archive

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McKay, George Frederick (1899-1970) – Info – LC authority

• Creative Orchestration. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1963.

The Double Bass, pp. 65-87, 100

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Miller, Robert Joseph (1953) – LC Authority

• Contemporary Orchestration – a Practical Guide to Instruments, Ensembles. New York: Routledge, 2014.

Online View – Google

Double Bass, pp. 79-80 – Google

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Pilotti, Giuseppe (1784-1838) – Info 1 – Info 2 – LC Authority

• Breve Insegnamento Teorico: Sulla Natura, Estensione, Proporzione Armonica, Modo Di Scrivere : Per Tutti Gli Strumenti D’orchestra : Appositamente Scritto Per Giovani Studenti Di Contrappunto. Bologna: Cirpriani e C.C., 1829.

Online View & Download – Google

Contrabasso – Estensione Della Scala entry, p. 5 – Onlne View

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• Breve Insegnamento Teorico: Sulla Natura, Estensione, Proporzione Armonica, Modo Di Scrivere Per Tutti Gli Strumenti D’orchestra : Appositamente Scritto Per Giovani Studenti Di Contrappunto. Milano: Gio. Ricordi, 1836.

Online View & Download – Google

Contrabasso – Estensione Della Scala entry, p. 5 – Onlne View

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Piston, Walter, 1894-1976 – Info – LC Authority

• Orchestration. New York: W.W. Norton, 1955.

[ All later editions and including 1994 issue, appear to be reprints of the first 1955 edition ]

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• Orchestration. London: Victor Golancz LTD, 1969.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive ( Other PDF ink )

The Double Bass, Chapter Five, pp. 98-113 – Internet Archive

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Prout, Ebenezer (1835-1909) – Info – LC Authority

• Instrumentation. London: Novello, Ewer and Co, 1877.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive

36. IV. The Double Bass, pp. 25-28 – Internet Archive

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• Elementar-lehrbuch Der Instrumentation. Translated by Bernhard Bachur. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1880.
  

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• Instrumentation. London: Novello, 1902.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive

36. IV. The Double Bass, pp. 25-28 – Internet Archive

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• Strumentazione. Translated by Vittorio Ricci. Milano: Urlico Hoepli, 1901.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive

37. 4.o Il contrabbasso, pp. 32-37 – Internet Archive

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• The Orchestra. Voulme 1. Technique of the Instruments. 3^rd ed. London: Augener & Co., 1899

Online View & Download – Internet Archive

140. The Double-Bass, Chapter IV, pp. 64-72 – Internet Archive

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Rauscher, Donald J. (1921-1997) – LC Authority

• Orchestration, Scores & Scoring. New York: Free Press of Glencoe, 1963.

[ Chapter “The Orchestral Role of Instruments” p. 65, may feature double bass. Unknown at this time ]

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Reicha, Anton (1770-1836) – Info – LC Authority

• Cours De Composition Musicale, Ou Traité Complet Et Raisonné D’harmonie Pratique. Paris: Chez Gambaro, 1818.

Online View & Download – Gallica

De la Contre-Basse entry, p. 253 – Online View

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• Vollständiges Lehrbuch der Musikalischen Composition. Translated by Carl Czerny. Vienna: Aton Diabelli, 1834.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive

De la Contre-Basse / Vom Contrabass entry, p. 304-305 – Online View

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• Course of Musical Composition: Or, Complete & Methodical Treatise of Practical Harmony. Remarks by Carl Czerny. Translated from Germn by Arnold Merrick. Edited by John Bishop. London: R. Cocks & Co, 1854.

Online View & Download – Google

Of the Double Base, p. 310 – Google

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• Corso Di Composizione Musicale: Ossia Trattato Completo E Ragionato D’armonia Pratica. Translated by Luigi Felice Rossi. Milano: G. Ricordi & C., 1890.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive

Del Contrabasso, p. 264 – Online View

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Reissmann, August (1825-1903) – Info 1 – Info 2 – LC Authority

• Lehrbuch Der Musikalischen Komposition: Bd. 3. Berlin: I. Guttentag, 1871.

Online View & Download – MDZ – Google

a. Der Kontrabass, Viertes Kapitel, pp. 129-133 – MDZ – Google

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Riemann, Hugo (1849-1919) – Info – LC Authority

• Katechismus Der Musikinstrumente. Instrumentationslehre. Leipzig: [Max Hesse] , 1888.
  

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• Catechism of Musical Instruments (Guide to Instrumentation). Translated from German (translator unknown). London: Augener & Co, 1888.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive

34. Double Bass, pp. 17-18 – Internet Archive

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Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay (1844-1908) – Info – LC Authority

On the origin of the “Principles of Orchestration” – Google

• Principles of Orchestration: With Musical Examples Drawn from His Own Works. Edited by Maximilian Steinberg. Translated in English by Edward Agate. New York, N.Y: Kalmus, 1912.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive

• Double Bass, Stringed Instruments, general infromation, p. 6-9 – Page Link
• Table A. String group range. Double Bass, p. 11 – Citation
• Table D. Pizzicato range. Double Bass, p. 31 – Citation
• d. Double Basses, p. 38, No. 10 Legend of Kitesh (306) Double bass solo – Citation – Example No. 10
• Double bass solo, p. 106, No. 227, Mlada Act II. 10-12 – Citation – Example No. 227

[ Korsakov’s  Orchestration unfortunately does not offer a designated double bass paragraph, as the bass relevant data is dispersed thorugout the “Strings” chapter. Some of the relevant citations are featured above. For all other citations please search “double bass” in “document search” of the Internet Archive interface ]

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• Osnovy Orkestrovki S Partiturnymi Obraztsami Iz Sobstvennykh Sochinenii. Berlin: Rossiiskoe Muz. Izd-vo, 1913.

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Rogers, Bernard (1893-1968) – Info – LC Authority 

• The Art of Orchestration: Principles of Tone Color in Modern Scoring. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1951.

• The Art of Orchestration: Principles of Tone Color in Modern Scoring. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1970.

[ Book presents the “The Sovereign Strings” chapter pp. 7-23. Double bass coverage unknown at this time. ]

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Schubert, Franz Ludwig (1804-1868) – Info (as Franz Louis) – LC Authority

• Instrumentationslehre Nach Den Bedürfnissen Der Gegenwart. Leipzig: C. Merseburger, 1862.
  
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• Instrumentationslehre Nach Den Bedürfnissen Der Gegenwart: Faßlich Dargestellt. 2^nd ed. Leipzig: Merseburger, 1869.

Online View & Download – MDZ

Der Kontrabass, Violon, pp. 14-17 – MDZ

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• Katechismus Der Musik-Instrumente, Oder Belehrung Über Gestalt, Tonumfang, Notirungsweise, Klang, Wirkung, Orchester Und Sologebrauch Der Gebräuchlichsten Musikalischen Instrumente. Leipzig: Weber, 1862.
  
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• Katechismus Der Musikinstrumente, Oder, Belehrung Über Gestalt, Tonunfang, Notirungsweise, Klang, Wirkung, Orchester Und Sologebrauch Der Verbreitetsten Musikalischen Instrumente. 2^nd ed. Leipzig: Weber, 1869.
  
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• Katechismus Der Musikinstrumente. Edited by J. C. Lobe. 3^rd extended ed. Leipzig: J.J. Weber, 1875.

Online View & Download – MDZ

Der Kontrabass pp. 14-16 – MDZ

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• Katechismus Der Musikinstrumente. Edited by J. C. Lobe. 4^th ed. Leipzig: J.J. Weber, 1882.

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Stiller, Andrew (1946) – Info – LC Authority

• Handbook of Instrumentation. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984.
  

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• Handbook of Instrumentation. Philadelphia: Kallisti Music Press, 1994.

Contrabass, pp. 352-

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Swoboda, August (1787-1856) – Info – LC Authority

• Instrumentirungslehre :  Partitur-Setzkunst nebst Anleitung zum zweckmäßigsten und nützlichen Gebrauche aller Instrumente. Wien: [Swoboda], 1828.

Online View & Download – SMS

Contra Baſs (it: Violon), p. 6. – Online View

[ There may be an 1832 edition as well ]

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Ünlü, Altug (1965) – Info – LC Authority

• Gustav Mahlers Klangwelt: Studien zur Instrumentation. Frankfurt am Main: P. Lang, 2006.

Kontrabaß, Chapter 2.1.3.4, pp. 69-71

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Vinař, Čeněk (1835-1872) – Info cz

• Nauka o Instrumentaci. Praze: Anotnin Renn, 1864.

Online View & Download – ÖNB

Kontrabas čili basa, pp. 24-28.

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Vincent, Charles John (1852-1934) – Info – LC Authority

• Vincent, Charles J. Scoring for an Orchestra. London: W. Rogers, 1897.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive

The Double-Bass, p. 40. – Internet Archive

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Vischer, Friedrich Theodor von (1807-1887) – Info – LC Authority

• Aesthetik oder Wissenschaft des Schönen : zum Gebrauche für Vorlesungen. 3,2,4, Theil 3, Die Kunstlehre ; Abschn. 2, Die Künste ; H. 4, Die Musik. Stuttgart, Reutlingen: Carl Mäcken, 1857.

Online View & Download – DTA – MDZ

Der Contrabaß,  p. 1036 – DTA – MDZ

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Wagner, Joseph (1900-1974) – Info – LC Authority

• Orchestration: A Practical Handbook. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1959.

Onlince view & Download – Internet Archive

The Contrabass, Chapter 6, pp. 25-28 – Internet Archive 

[ The double bass is not covered individualy, yet together with the other string instruments ]

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• Orchestration: A Practical Handbook. 2^nd ed. Newbury Park, CA: Peter L. Alexander Pub, 1989.

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Wellesz, Egon (1885-1974) – Info – LC Authority

• Die Neue Instrumentation. Berlin: Hesse, 1928.

[ a speciffic bass reference unknown at the present ]

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Widor, Charles-Marie (1844-1937) – Info – LC Authority

• Technique De L’orchestre Moderne Faisant Suite Au Traité D’instrumentation Et D’orchestration De H. Berlioz. Paris: Henry Lemoine et C.^ie, 1904.

Online View & Download – Gallica

La Contrebasse, pp. 239-247 – Gallica

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• Technique De L’orchestre Moderne Faisant Suite Au Traité D’instrumentation Et D’orchestration De H. Berlioz. Revised and Enlarged 3^rd ed. Paris: H. Lemoine, 1911.
  

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• Technique De L’orchestre Moderne Faisant Suite Au Traité D’instrumentation Et D’orchestration De H. Berlioz. Revised and Enlarged 4^th ed. Paris: H. Lemoine, 1914.
  

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• Technique De L’orchestre Moderne Faisant Suite Au Traité D’instrumentation Et D’orchestration De H. Berlioz. Revised and Enlarged 5^th ed. Paris, Bruxelles: H. Lemoine, 1925.
  

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• Die Technik Des Modernen Orchesters: Ein Suppl. Zu Berlioz’: Instrumentationslehre. Translated by Hugo Riemann. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1904.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive

Der Kontrabass, p. 249-259 – Internet Archive

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• The Technique of the Modern Orchestra: A Manual of Practical Instrumentation. Translated by Edward Suddard. London: Joseph Williams, 1906.

Online View & Download – Internet Archive

The Double Bass chapter, pp. 184-190 – Internet Archive

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• The Technique of the Modern Orchestra; a Manual of Practical Instrumentation, Translated by Edward Suddard. Appendix by Gordon Jacob. London: J. Williams, 1946.

The Double Bass chapter, pp. 184-190 – Online View [ p. 184 not available, starts with p. 185 ]

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• Técnica De La Orquesta Moderna: Continuación Al Tratado De Instrumentación Y Orquestación De H. Berlioz. Translated (edited) by F. Pedrell. Paris: H. Lemoine, 1913.
  

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• Xian Dai Yue Qi Xue. Beijing: Yin yue chu ban she, 1958.

[ Chinese Beijing edition ]

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Woodbury, Isaac Baker (1819-1858) – Info – LC Authority

• The Elements of Musical Composition and Thorough-Base: Together with Rules for Arranging Music for the Full Orchestra and Military Bands. Boston: C.H. Keith, 1845.

Online View & Download – Google

The Double Basse, pp. 111-112 – Google

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Meier, Adolf (1926-  ) – LC Authority

• Konzertante Musik für Kontrabass in Der Wiener Klassik: Mit Beiträgen Zur Geschichte Des Kontrabassbaues in Österreich. München: Musikverlag E. Katzbichler, 1979.

4. Die (Kontrabass) Kozerte, c. Besetzung und Instrumentation, pp. 88-101.

[ an excelent source on instrumentation of Viennese classical concertos and the treatment of solo bass in Classical period ensembles ]

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Planyavsky, Alfred (1924-2013) – Info – LC Authority

• Geschichte Des Kontrabasses. Tutzing: H. Schneider, 1984.

Instrumentationsprobleme, pp. 622-632.

[ a separate chapter with details on advanced orchestra bass passages, the particular techniques that these passages require and the solo bass writing in general orchestra and chamber  literature ]

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Terminology

The index of instrument names is a compilation of terms used in the orchestration manuals presented on this page. For further information on the nomenclature evolution of the 16 foot contra range instruments prior to mid 18^th century, please see the “Terminology” at ABP Treatises page.

Instrument Name Idex

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Databases

Listed are all databases that hold digitized manuals presented on this page. The main listing commonly presents only a database acronym leading to a page view & download option, while this directory offers complete citation in a form of acronym heading, followed by database name and its home institution. Represented you will find a digitization branches of a big European and American libraries along with national and global digitization projects. Similar to many other offerings on the internet, their interface will vary from one to the other, as the unified standards in this field are yet to be established.

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BDH

Biblioteca Digital Hispánica – Biblioteca Nacional de Espana – Digitized Collections of the National Library of Spain in Madrid – Advanced Search

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ECHO

European Cultural Heritage Online – An aggregating digital content site hosted by the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin, Germany – Info

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Gallica

Bibliothèque Nationale de France digitalization portal – Info

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Google

Google Books – a book digitalization section of the Google company – Google Books About – Wiki Info

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HathiTrust Digital Library – A digital repository of collections by some of the major research libraries in the United States – Info

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IMSLP

International Music Score Library Project – a virtual library of public domain music scores – Info

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Internet Archive

A San Francisco-based nonprofit digital library – Advanced Search – Wiki Info

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MDZ

Münchener DigitalisierungsZentrum – a Munich Digitization Center of the Bavarian State Library, Germany – Simple Search – Advanced Search – Info en

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Univeristy of North Texas Digital Library – a centralized repository of the collections held by the libraries, colleges, schools, and departments at the University of North Texas, Denton, US.

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An institutional digital repository of the Sibley Music Library at the University of Rochester, US – Info

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