The following is a list of notable compositions for the double bass.
Solo works
Beth Anderson May Swale Lera Auerbach Monolog for double bass solo (1996) (2009) Memory of tango: for double bass solo (2002) Mary Ellen Childs Unfettered Hanne Darboven Opus 17A Margaret Marie Dare Study in G minor; Study in D minor; A Minor Major Study; Bowing Study in 3/8; Study in D major Study in E minor; Semi quaver Study, In "Yorke Studies, Vol. 1." (1972) Deirdre Gribbin Maps of Awakening (2021) Sofia Gubaidulina Eight etudes (preludes): for double bass solo (1974) 5 Etudes (1965) Pantomime (1966)Soviet Composers' Alliance, 1981 Sonata (1976) pub. Sikorski (1991) Tatar Dance (1992) "Ein EngeL" (1994) Galgenlieder (a3) (Christian Morgenstern) (1995-96) Galgenlieder (a5) (Christian Morgenstern) (1996) Sadie Harrison Sparring with Shadows (2013) Teppo Hauta-aho Kadenza Raphsody for double bass solo Hans Werner Henze Serenade for cello transcribed for double bass San Biagio 9 Agosto Ore 1207 Dorothy Hindman Time management (2004) (2017) Eva-Maria Houben Archipelagos Nachtstück Catherine Lamb Mirror Joëlle Léandre Taxi (1987) Bass Drum A voix Basse (1981) Octobre (1989) For Peter H. (2005) Temoignege Anne LeBaron Inner Voice (2003) Annea Lockwood Deep Dream Dive (1973) Secret Life (1989) Henri O'Kelly jr. Polyorgane (pub'd 1920) Behzad Ranjbaran Ballade for Unaccompanied Contrabass (1999) Kajia Saariaho Folia Claudio Santoro Fantasia Sul América Rebecca Saunders Fury Amy Williams Don't Tell Susan (1992) Ian Wilson Pianura (2004) Peteris Vasks Bass Trip
Two or more basses Sofia Gubaidulina Mirage: The Dancing Sun Bertold Hummel Sinfonia piccola for 8 double basses (1978)Schott Music, New York Kristin Korb On the Prowl (2005) for 4 double basses
Chamber works
Els Aarne Sonata for Double Bass and Piano Op. 63 (1980) Kyoko Abe Quartet (Ariadne) (1980) Esther Aeschlimann-Roth Die Zeiten Andern Sich, 7 Audiovisual Pieces (1984) Nachte (1985) Stmfen (1985) Tage (1985) Flicker-teppich (1983) Ein Baum ist ein Baum ist ein Baum (1986) Crisalida (1996) Secoli Spazio Elaine Agnew Rite On! (1995) Peg Ahrens And then you laughed (1974) Together Again (1971) Kathryn Alexander Lemon Drops (1998) (2001) for baritone voice, double bass, and mixed percussion Eleanor Alberga Animal Banter (1989) Luna Alcalay Trio (1964) Kristi Allik L. A. (1979) Birgitte Alsted Timileskoven Beth Anderson Ghent Swale for Double Bass and Piano (2001) Skater's Suite (1979) Anna Amalie, Princess of Prussia Trio (1767-87) Caroline Ansink On my Volcano (1994) José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado (1943-2010) 4 Corais, for double bass and piano Violet Archer Six Miniatures for String Bass and Piano (1984) (1986) Pauline Louise Henriette Aubert Two Melodies. Senart (1912) May Aufderheide Dusts The Thriller Maya Badian Dialogues: trumpet and double-bass = trompette et contrebasse Elaine Barkin NB Suite"American Composers Alliance". American Composers Alliance Carol Barnett El Tango Languido (1984) Amy Beach transcription for double bass by Alexander Verster Romance Sally Beamish Dances and Nocturnes (1986) Five Changing Pictures Janet Beat Convergences (1992) Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt (1925-2010) Sonata, for double bass and piano Kirsty Beilharz Earth Essence: Air, Earth, Water, Stars (1993) Carla Huston Bell Ode to Martin Luther King (1976) Sylvia Bergen Festival Frolic Johanna Beyer Movement for Double Bass and Piano (1936) (1996) Movement for String Quartet (1938) Annesley Black Lauf: für neun Musiker (2005) Victoria Bond C-A-G-E-D (1972) Seesaw (1987) Old New Borrowed Blues (1986) Maria Bonzanigo La Gatta (1990) Giovanni Bottesini Romanza: Une bouche aimeé, for soprano, double bass and piano Terzetto: Tutto che il mondo serra (transcription of Etude No.19 in C-sharp minor, Op.25/7 by Chopin) for soprano, double bass and piano Rêverie, for double bass and piano Linda Bouchard Propos Nouveaux (1988) Web Trap (1982) Icy Cruise (1984) Possible Nudity (1987) Risky. Maurice Tourigny (1993) Nadia Boulanger Three Pieces for Cello and Piano Margaret Susan Brandman Jazz Impressions (1976) Flights of Fancy (1976) Nancy Louise Briggs Little Song (1982) Elizabeth Brown Field Guide (1986) Figures in a Landscape (1995) Heidi Bruggmann Landler; Marches; Polkas; Schottisches; Waltzes Joanna Bruzdowicz-Titel Party Contra (1982) Dorothy Buchanon Three Jacques Prevert Settings (1971) Dawn Buckholz 20 Century Duets for Strings (1989) Diana Burrell Angelus (1986) Cheryl Camm Trombone Sonata (1988) Karen Campbell Only One (1974) Duo for Double Bass and Piano Edith Canat de Chizy Black-Light (1986) Constanza Capdeville In sommo pacis. 1980. Ob, va, db, pf. 58. Valse, valsa, vals: Keuschheits Waltz (1987) 1+1+1+1 (1989) Memoriae, quasi una fantasia I Ida Carroll Three Pieces for Double Bass. Forsyth Bros. Db, pf. 44, 66. Five National Dances [Five Simple Pieces] (1988) Monic Cecconi-Botella Histoire Breve II. Philippa (1968) Julia Cenova Music In the Pause (1988) Monday to Friday, Jazz Cycle (1984) Paulo C. Chagas (1953) Canzona I, for double bass and piano Janine Charbonnier 240 joursa mEtEo (1982) Mary Elizabeth Chaves Silentium (1979) Rhona Clarke SoundWorks Suite No. 2 for Young Players (1995) Rosemary Clarke Suite (1966) Serpents-Soldiers (1969) Harry Crowl (1958) Aethra II, for double bass and piano Jeanne Colin-De Clerk Trio, op. 10 (1969) Lizzie Cook Move On (1987) Constance Cooper The Hour of the Shepard (1989) Esther Wallach Crane Cords (1977) Margaret Marie Dare Minuet Tina Davidson Wait for the End of Dreaming (1984) Quintet (1981) Jean-Marie Depeisenaire Sous la neige (1968) Margaret DeWys St. Jeronimo Variations (1991) Arline Diamond Bass Solo (1965) Lycia DiBiase Bidart Adulto e Crianco (1976) Tamar Diesendruck The Orchestra (1993) Violeta Dinescu-Lucaci Satya III (1981) Satya V (1981) Sonatina (1982) Sleep Song (1982) Toy (1982) Figuren 1 (1990) Scherzo da Fantasia IV (1992) Elaine Dobson Two Ruthies (1971) Isobel Dunlop Ardkinglas Suite (1967) Dorothy Smith Dushkin Fantasy for Three Percussion Plus, Suite Rosemary Duxbury Three Dances (1989) Sylvia Eichenwald Sie erlischt (1977) Adrienne Elisha Quintet (1996) Caroline Emery Bass is Beautiful, Vol. 1. 120 melodies Caroline Emery and Carol Barratt and Sheila Joynes Bass is Beautiful, Vol. 2. 72 melodies: 48 by Emery, 7 arr. Emery, 1 by Sheila Joynes. 23 accompaniments by Carol Barratt Rachel Amelia Eubanks Three Songs (1984) Mary Even-or Dances (1961) Louise Farrenc Piano Quintet No. 1 in a minor, op. 30. Costallat (1842) Piano Quintet No. 2 in E, op. 31. Costallat (1845) Vivian Fine Melos (1964) Graciane Finzi Songes (1973-74) Processus 2 (1986) Elena Firsova Rakovina [Sea Shell] Susan Fisher Song of Vanessa (1976) Honore a B (1983) Jennifer Fowler Echoes from an Antique Land (1983) Restless Dust (1988) Erika Fox Pas de Deux (1981) Dorothea Franchi A Man of Life Upright Sherilyn Gail Fritz Childhoods Ago (1978) Janina Garscia-Gressel Miniatures (1970) Brigitte Gauthier Improvisation et Final (1956) Debra Lynn Ginsberg Polyphony 2 Ruth Gipps Introduction and Carol, op 71 (1988) Suzanne Giraud Episode en forme d'oubli (1989) Bleu et Ombre. Visage (1993) Peggy Glanville-Hicks Girondelle for Giraffes (1978) Diana R. Green Rigorisms, no. 2 (1982) "American Composers Alliance". American Composers Alliance. Maria Grenfell Concertino (1995) Margaret Ann Griebling-Haigh Sonata Deena Grossman Music of Spaces; Asunder; Expanses; Ellipse; Unfolding (1983) Sea Cliff Hands Quartet Grzondziel, Eleonora. Sonata (1966) Radamés Gnattali (1906-1988) Canção e dança, for double bass and piano Valsa triste, for saxophone, double bass and piano Sofiya Gubaidulina Sonata for double bass and piano Pantomime (1966) (1991)Soviet Composers' Alliance Elizabeth Gyring Concert Piece; Largo Ann Hanskausen Duo Sadie Harrison A Journey, (2015) (2016) Harlequinade (2012) Theo's Lullaby (2021) Flower of the cherry Robin's lullaby: for double bass & piano (2015) Theo's Toddle (2013) Sorrel Hays Tuning, no. 1 (1978) Hedstr~m,Ase Touche (1996) František Hertl Sonata for Double Bass and Piano (1946) Moya Henderson Clearing the Air (1974) Paul Hindemith Sonata for Double bass and Piano Imogen Clare Holst Homage to William Eleanor Hovda Journey music (1981) Music from Several Summers (1972) Earth runner (1966) Firefall (1979) Gargoyles Oracles (1976) Solo for Anthony (1973) Bertold Hummel (1925-2002) Sonatina for double bass and piano (1979)Boosey & Hawkes Anne LeBaron Fertility (1971) for flute, marimba, 2 bongos, and double bass Arthur Lourié (1892-1966) Sonata for violin and double bass Cecilia McDowall Blue Giant (2000) Cindy McTee Changes (1996) (2013) Flo Menezes (1962) Apologia dos Arquétipos, for double bass and piano Florentine Mulsant Sonate pour contrebasse et piano op. 52 (2014) Pauline Oliveros Double Basses at Twenty Paces - For two basses, their seconds, referee and tape Trio for Accordion, Trumpet and String Bass (1961) Blue Heron: In Memory of James Tenney for Piano and string bass (2006) Epigraphs in the Time of Aids for Accordion, Trombone, Keyboard Sergei Prokofjev Quintet in G minor, Op. 39 Behzad Ranjbaran (1955) Dance of Life for Violin and Contrabass (1990) Elizabeth Raum A poet's day for soprano and string bass Arabesque for English horn and double bass Franz Schubert Trout Quintet in A major, D.667 Alexander Shchetynsky Seven Screen Shots for double bass and piano (2005) Germaine Tailleferre Impressionisme for flute, double bass and two pianos Raul do Valle (1936) Interação, for double bass and piano Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Excursion (2017) for bass and piano
Concertante works
Concertos
Els Aarne Concerto for Double Bass (1968) double bass and orchestra Ardashes Agoshian Concerto for Double Bass and a cappella choir "Romeo and Juliet" (2011) Kalevi Aho Double Bass Concerto (2005) Mauricio Annunziata Concerto No. 1 for Double Bass and Orchestra "Argentino", Op. 123 (2015) Concerto No. 2 for Double Bass and Orchestra "Afroargentino", Op. 125 (2015) Concerto No. 3 for Double Bass and Orchestra "Porteño", Op. 129 (2016) Francine Aubin Concert pour Ariane (1988) Judith Bailey Double Bass Concerto in the Style of Haydn (2008) (2017) Ragnhild Berstad Origo (1989-91) for Solo Double Bass and String Quartet Anatoly Bogatyrev Double bass concerto (1964) Giovanni Bottesini Gran Concerto in F minor Concerto No. 2 in B minor Concerto No. 3 in A major (concerto di bravura) Joanna Bruzdowicz-Titel Concerto (1982) Antonio Capuzzi Concerto in D (F) major Georgi Conus Concerto in h moll, op.29 (1910) Andrzej Cwojdziński Concerto Peter Maxwell Davis Strathclyde Concerto No. 7 for Double Bass and Orchestra (1992) Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf Concerto in E major Concerto No. 2 in E Major Domenico Dragonetti Concerto in G major, D290 Concerto in D dur Concerto in A major no 3 Concerto in A major no 5 Concerto in A major (Nanny) Pere Valls i Duran Gran Concert Obligat Fernand Fontaine Concerto As dur Jean Françaix Concerto for double bass and orchestra (1974) Harald Genzmer Concerto for Kontrabass and String Orchestra (1996)Ries & Erler, Berlin Thomas Goss Double Bass Concerto in E Minor Jamie Tait-Glossop Concerto in D major, Op. 5 Teppo Hauta-aho Hippovariaatioita putkessa ja ilman (Hippo-Variations Within a Tube Without, 1983) Hans Werner Henze Double Bass Concerto (1966) Franz Anton Hoffmeister Concerto No. 1 in D major Concerto No. 2 in D major Concerto No. 3 in D major Robin Holloway Concerto for Double Bass and Small Orchestra Op. 83 (2002)Boosey & Hawkes Fredrik Högberg