At last a big and easy bass quartet book, easier than the Big Bass Quartet Book, these simple tunes are

for young & old,

Bass 4 1st & Half positions only

Bass 3 up to 2nd position

Bass 2 up to 3rd position

Bass 1 up to 4th position

After 20 quartets it begins to go a bit higher, only in the last folksong suite does the range increase to include bass 1 going up to top B, no clef other than bass clef.

These 30 popular tunes are aimed towards youth orchestra bass sections who will have a variety of standards. The pieces are within an ABRSM standard of grade 3 to 7 apart from the final suite which is more advanced.

It is important that all sections play together as often as possible, playing these pieces will not just entertain and amuse but help sections (young & old) to play together in a balanced way.

Contents

Nocturne

Land of Hope and Glory

Dixie Land

Berceuse (from the Dolly Suite)

Largo (from Xerxes)

Where'er You Walk

I Vow to Thee My Country

To a Wild Rose

Barcarolle (from The Tales of Hoffman)

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

The Blue Danube

For he is an Englishman

The Flowers that Bloom in the Spring

Shenandoah

The Yellow Rose of Texas

English Folksong Suite (after V.W.)

Greensleeves

Johnny Todd

The British Grenadiers

Cockles & Mussels

Londonderry Air

Auld Lang Syne

Charlie is my Darling

Skye Boat Song

The Bluebells of Scotland

All Through the Night

David of the White Rock

The Ash Grove

Pavane

Marching Through Georgia