ISG Publications Innovative Contemporary Sheet Music Recordings for Double Bass Contrabass

Patrick Neher - Sonatina no.2 for double bass and piano (1984); apx. 15 min, virtuosic, lyrical, polytonal, very popular, medium challenge. Composed for David Walter in 1984. Very popular composition.
Second Edition in Orch Tuning only

P Neher - Sonatina no.2 Second Edition

for double bass and piano
(Sonatina #2 preview)
$26

Patrick Neher - Sonatina no. 3 for double bass and piano (1990-2000); aggressive 1st mvt., waltzy 2nd, lyrical 3rd. For advanced players
Second Edition in Orch. Tuning only

P Neher - Sonatina no.3
Second Edition

for contrabass and piano
$26

Patrick Neher - Sonatina no. 4 for double bass and piano (2019); Two mvts: "September" (moderato) and "March" (allegro vivace e giocoso). For advanced players. Dedicated to Frank Proto. See demo performance

P Neher - Sonatina no.4
Second Edition

for contrabass and piano
$32

Three Sonatinas for contrabass and piano. The Three Sonatinas listed before (numbers 2, 3, 4) in One Album for a discounted price. Definitely for dedicated performers.

Patrick Neher's Three Sonatinas (2, 3, 4)
Second Editions All Three in One Album

for contrabass and piano
$65

Patrick Neher - Double Stop Study no. 2 for Contrabass (2023); This composition is an Elegy to continue the memory of the talented and compassionate bassists, Robert Black and David Neubert, who both passed during the last week of June 2023.

Patrick Neher - Double Stop Study no. 2

for contrabass (solo)
$1 (PayPal requires at least $1 to process)

Hear Neher play Double Stop Study no.2

Concerto for Viola and Bass with String Orchestra

Patrick Neher -Concerto in D for Viola and Contrabass, with String Orchestra (2022); 3 distinct movements totaling 18 minutes, for virtuoso performance. Lyrical and fun to play for everyone. Viola solo part edited by Scott Slapin. Bass solo part edited by Patrick Neher
Available as Rental. Soloists parts with piano reduction accompaniment by Purchase only (below).
Hear demo recording:
Mvt 1 demo. Mvt 2 demo. Mvt 3 demo.

Patrick Neher - Concerto in D

for viola, contrabass, with string orchestra
RENTAL $145 Score and String Orchestra Parts
90 day rental, including Mechanical License.
Sheet Music solo parts with Piano Reduction and Demo recording:

Solo Viola and Contrabass with Piano;

$49

Giovanni Bottesini - Two Romantic Songs for Contrabass and Piano. Two beautiful melodies of original music by Bottesini: "Il Lamento della Ghisa", and "La Cloche du Village". Exclusive publication, never before been published. Arranged and Edited by P. Neher (2022)
Both orch. and solo tuning piano parts are included in this unique publication.
Hear a performance of "Il Lamento..." performed by Patrick Neher
Hear a performance of "La Cloche" performed by Patrick Neher

Bottesini- Two Romantic Songs for Contrabass

for contrabass and piano
$15

Melodie no. 2 for double bass and piano; a beautiful melody of original music by Bottesini. 2nd Edition (2021). Edited by P. Neher
Both orch. and solo tuning piano parts included in this 2nd Edition.

Bottesini- Melodia no.2 Second Edition

for contrabass and piano
$12

Bottesini - Introduction and Gavotte for double bass and piano; Second Edition (2021) includes piano parts for bass in solo and orchestra tunings. This is the most popular version of the piece, edited, recorded, and arranged by P. Neher.

Bottesini - Introduction and Gavotte Second Edition

for contrabass and piano
$15

Theodor Albin Findeisen - Nixenreigen Fantasy for contrabass and piano; This is a full-range and romantic composition describing a bassist's journey home through the woods, where he encounters fairies!, Edited by Robert Matheson (2012)

Th. A. Findeisen - Nixenreigen Fantasy - Second Edition

for contrabass and piano
(includes two piano parts: bass tuned in solo or orchestral)
Listen to a new recording of Nixenreigen performed by Patrick Neher
$25

Patrick Neher - Popper for Contrabass. A new arrangement and editing (a re-visioned) of Popper's The High School of Cello Playing. This volume contains 16 Popper etudes and 2 caprices of Patrick Neher. For solo contrabass, to learn virtuoso techniques!
Appropriate for professional and aspiring contrabass players. Also available in PDF for study via tablet.

Patrick Neher - Popper for Contrabass

Etudes for contrabass solo
$50.00

Patrick Neher - Character Suite for Contrabass and Piano, or another bassist accompanying, or as a solo. A new pedagogical but also performance work in four fun movements. About 10:00 minutes total. (2022). Piano part in both orchestral and solo tuning. Same for accomp. bassist (3 parts/score)
Hear a performance by the composer with both bass accomp and piano accomp. Click on "Book Two" tab

Neher - Character Suite

for contrabass and piano
$20.00

Luigi Negri (1837-1891) - SECOND EDITION Five Romantic Pieces for Contrabass and Piano, includes Capriccio "Rigoletto", Fantasia "Sonnambula",Capriccio "Alisir d'Amore", Fantasia "Poliuto", and Reminiscenze "Stabat Mater"
ALL FIVE PIECES in ONE ALBUM. Piano in orch. or solo tuning (one tuning for all pieces). NEW PRICE $60

Luigi Negri - Five Romantic Pieces for Contrabass and Piano

FREE CD included!
$60

Serge Prokofieff - Ballade op. 15 for Contrabass and Piano (1912 arr.2022). This contemporary work will challenge both the pianist and the bassist, with extreme dynamics and many modes of deep expression. Originally for cello this new publication has been carefully edited and arranged by Patrick Neher. See our blog post.

Serge Prokofieff - Ballade, op. 15 for Contrabass and Piano

bass part, piano score spiral bound
$27

Patrick Neher - Romance for Contrabass (or cello) and Small Orchestra (2017). Orchestral tuning. Bass Part, Study Score, Demo CD included. This 7 minute work is not a difficult piece and is orchestrated for one of each wind, small string sections, and two percussion.
Hear/See Demo

P Neher - Romance for Contrabass

bass part, study score, demo CD
$20

Patrick Neher - Romance for Contrabass (or cello) and Small Orchestra (2017). Purchase for your library: all Orchestra Parts, Performance-size Score, Demo CD included. Score in concert tuning. This 7 minute work is not a difficult piece and is orchestrated for one of each wind, small string sections, and two percussion. Price includes ONE Mechanical License for One Performance. Recording license negotiated. Rental of parts is possible

P Neher - Romance

for contrabass and orchestra
$205

Neher-Concerto#2 for contrabass and orchestra

Patrick Neher - Concerto #2 for Contrabass and Symphony Orchestra (2016). Orchestral tuning. Bass Part, Study Score, Demo CD included; a virtuosic work for professional soloists. Large orchestra, challenging but lyrical and rewarding.
Hear/See Demo Recording (Bass Part):

P Neher - Concerto no.2

solo part, study score, demo CD
$38

Patrick Neher - Concerto #2 for Contrabass and Symphony Orchestra (2016). Conductors Large Score and Instrumental Parts. RENTAL (Two - four months, signed agreement and mech. lic. for one perf applies. Return of materials S/H not included)

P Neher - Concerto no.2

RENTAL Parts and Score
$350

Neher-Concerto no.1-Pop-for contrabass and orchestra

Patrick Neher - Concerto #1 "Pop" for Double Bass and Orchestra (2016). Orchestra tuning. Bass part, Study Score, Demo CD included. Good concerto for adept high-school and college students, or professionals. Lyrical and not too long (11-12 minutes)

P Neher - Concerto no.1 "Pop"

Hear Demo Recording
Solo Part, Study Score, Demo CD
$30

Patrick Neher - Concerto #1 "Pop" for Double Bass and Orchestra (2016). Conductor's Orchestra score and Parts. RENTAL. (2 - 4 months, signed rental agreement and mech. lic. for performance. Return of materials S/H not included)

P Neher - Concerto #1 "Pop"

RENTAL: Parts and Score
$255

Patrick Neher - Concerto #3 (2019) for contrabass and piano; Prelude and Fugue. Composed for Dr. Kate Jones. About 13 minutes of lyrical and playful challenge. Scored for small orchestra (strings , piano and percussion).Contrabass in Orch. Tuning
Hear/See Demo

Patrick Neher - Concerto #3, Prelude and Fugue

for contrabass and piano (reduction, in Orch Tuning)
$32

Patrick Neher - Concerto #3 (2019) for contrabass and small orchestra; Prelude and Fugue. Composed for Dr. Kate Jones. About 13 minutes of lyrical and playful challenge. Scored for small orchestra (strings , piano and percussion).Contrabass in Orch. Tuning

Patrick Neher - Concerto #3, Prelude and Fugue

for contrabass and orchestra. Bass Part and orch Parts/Score. Purchase (rental not avail.)
$355

Patrick Neher - Character Waltzes for contrabass and piano (2014); four lyrical waltzes describing theatrical characters. Moderate challenge
Hear/See Performance

P Neher - Character Waltzes

for contrabass and piano
$26

Patrick Neher - Serenade for double bass and piano (1978); apx 10 min, lyrical, romantic harmonies, one mvt.

P Neher - Serenade

for contrabass and piano
$10

Patrick Neher - Dirge for double bass and piano (1978/84); apx. 5 min, semi-atonal, dark, expressive. Easy.

P Neher - Dirge

for contrabass and piano
$6

Patrick Neher - Double Stop Study no. 1 for Contrabass (2020); A deep and very expressive composition for building double stop technique and musical interpretation. This etude is suitable for performance. About 7 minutes. Challenging but not impossible!. For high school, college, and pro. Concepts are learned quickly. Available in PDF also (see Downloadable page)

Patrick Neher - Double Stop Study no. 1

for contrabass (solo)
$10

Patrick Neher - Triesti Suite for double bass and piano (1985-88/96) originally for cello but works well on bass (edited by P Neher). apx 20 min, four lyrical dance mvts.

Patrick Neher - Triesti Suite

for contrabass and piano
Second Edition (2021)
$26

Johann Matthais Sperger - Sonata no. 1 "Trinital" for double bass and piano; A "Viennese" Classical sonata, edited by David Walter and Patrick Neher. Bass plays in key of C

Sperger - Sonata no.1

for double bass and piano
$15

Patrick Neher - Concert Solos for Contrabass 2021. This album of four new compositions for solo bass provides virtuosic performance repertory dedicated to Frank Proto, Cielito de Jesus, and Jason Heath. These are virtuosic solos for the professional or aspiring to be professional bassist. Perfect for the concert stage, when the time comes! They are lyrical and challenging and accessible to today's audiences. Titles are: For Love of the G String, Grandma's Attic, The End of March, and Divertimento for J. Total performance time is approx. 25 minutes.
CD Available. Patrick Neher Performing

Patrick Neher - Concert Solos for Contrabass 2021

$15

Giampaolo Bracali - Soliloquy for Contrabass Solo; Commissioned by ISB for Solo Competition in 2005 this work explores the entire range of the bass in a mostly lyrical solo. Quite virtuosic and deep. Apx. 10 minutes

G Bracali - Soliloquy
Second Edition

for solo contrabass
$12

Patrick Neher - Crystals for solo double bass and recorded electronics (2008); very, very challenging modern playing with recorded electronics and directions for use of loop station and effects. 11 minutes long. Comes with CD and directions as well as musical score.

P Neher - Crystals

for contrabass and electronics
$20

Hear Patrick Neher perform Crystals:

Patrick Neher - Juste Melodie for solo double bass (1991); lyrical, modern harmonies, virtuosic, 6 minutes Sheet music sent to your postal address.

P Neher - Juste Melodie

for contrabass solo
(Juste Melodie preview)
$8

Patrick Neher - Swing Set for Contrabass Solo (2021); lyrical, virtuosic, 4 etudes making one performance movement, 7 minutes

Patrick Neher - Swing Set

for Contrabass Solo

$10

Neher - ColorPoz Method for Contrabass in two volumes

Patrick Neher - ColorPoz Method Book One

for contrabass, Book One. Studies for positions: half, first, second and third. One dozen studies and two divertimenti, with 39 photographs and links to on-line videos for each exercise.
$22

Neher - ColorPoz Method for Contrabass in two volumes

Patrick Neher - ColorPoz Method Book Two

for contrabass, Book Two. Studies for positions: fourth, fifth, sixth. One dozen studies and one concert caprice, and links to on-line videos for each exercise.
$28
See Premiere Pedogogy page for discount on both books.

Neher - Two Serenades for solo bass (1979 and 1999); Lyrical, emotive, pensive, playful virtuosity. Apx. 20 minutes. CD6 is FREE when you buy this sheet music

P Neher - Two Serenades

for solo contrabass
$12

Neher - Reflet sur Cher for solo double bass (1996-2002); Written for David Walter. Emotional, lyrical solo w/ double stops, LH pizz. Sonic imagery of the Cher river (France). Of moderate to professional challenge. About 7 minutes long.Performed by numerous professionals. Also available in PDF. See "downloadable"
Hear/See Performance by Patrick Neher

P Neher - Reflet sur Cher

for contrabass solo
$18

Camil Van Hulse - Sonatine-Etude pour Contrebasse Solo (1985); Lyrical and idiomatic w/two-line extended range writing. about 10:00

C Van Hulse - Sonatine- Etude
Second Edition

for contrabass solo
(Sonatine-Etude preview)
$12

Also see: contrabass in other ensembles (chamber music, duets, trios, quintets, septet, with voice, orchestra, etc)

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P Neher - Sonatina no.2 Second Edition

P Neher - Sonatina no.3 Second Edition

P Neher - Sonatina no.4 Second Edition

Patrick Neher's Three Sonatinas (2, 3, 4) Second Editions All Three in One Album

Patrick Neher - Double Stop Study no. 2

Patrick Neher - Concerto in D

Solo Viola and Contrabass with Piano;

Bottesini- Two Romantic Songs for Contrabass

Bottesini- Melodia no.2 Second Edition

Bottesini - Introduction and Gavotte Second Edition

Th. A. Findeisen - Nixenreigen Fantasy - Second Edition

Patrick Neher - Popper for Contrabass

Neher - Character Suite

Luigi Negri - Five Romantic Pieces for Contrabass and Piano

Serge Prokofieff - Ballade, op. 15 for Contrabass and Piano

P Neher - Romance for Contrabass

P Neher - Romance

P Neher - Concerto no.2

P Neher - Concerto no.2

P Neher - Concerto no.1 "Pop"

P Neher - Concerto #1 "Pop"

Patrick Neher - Concerto #3, Prelude and Fugue

Patrick Neher - Concerto #3, Prelude and Fugue

P Neher - Character Waltzes

P Neher - Serenade

P Neher - Dirge

Patrick Neher - Double Stop Study no. 1

Patrick Neher - Triesti Suite

Sperger - Sonata no.1

Patrick Neher - Concert Solos for Contrabass 2021

G Bracali - Soliloquy Second Edition

P Neher - Crystals

P Neher - Juste Melodie

Patrick Neher - Swing Set

Patrick Neher - ColorPoz Method Book One

Patrick Neher - ColorPoz Method Book Two

P Neher - Two Serenades

P Neher - Reflet sur Cher

C Van Hulse - Sonatine- Etude Second Edition

P Neher - Sonatina no.3
Second Edition

P Neher - Sonatina no.4
Second Edition

Patrick Neher's Three Sonatinas (2, 3, 4)
Second Editions All Three in One Album

G Bracali - Soliloquy
Second Edition

C Van Hulse - Sonatine- Etude
Second Edition