If you have a specific piece in mind, you can search by title, author (person/organization/composer), or both on MaagNET. Below are general call number ranges for bass music. You can browse the shelves or you can consult MaagNET for a listing of materials by call number. To search by call number on MaagNET, select LC Call Number and enter the beginning of a call number, ex. M249.
*Some of the recommended call numbers below contain music that does not include the double bass. For those, consider limiting the results to "words in subject" = "double bass" or "keyword" = "bass."
Suggested Call Numbers for Double Bass Music (links provided for call numbers currently in use in MaagNET)
| M55 - M58 | double bass alone (M55, M56, M57, M58, M59) |
| M237 - M238 | violoncello with piano accompaniment (M237, M238) |
| M1018 | concertos with orchestra (M1018) |
| M1019 | concertos with orchestra (arranged) (M1019) |
| M1118 | concertos with string orchestra (M1118) |
| M1119 | concertos with string orchestra (arranged) (M1119) |
| (the materials at the call numbers below do not all include double bass) | |
| M286 - M287 | duets -- string instrument with another string instrument (M286, M287) |
| M290 - M291 | duets -- string instrument with a wind instrument (M290, M291) |
| M294 - M295 | duets -- string instrument with a plucked instrument (M294, M295) |
| M298 | duets -- string instrument with percussion (M298) |
| M312 | trios -- 2 string instruments with piano (M312) |
| M322 | trios -- 2 string or wind instruments with piano (M322) |
| M349 - M353 | trios -- 3 string instruments (M349, M350, M351, M352, M353) |
| M360 - M364 | trios -- 3 string or wind instruments (M360, M361, M362, M363, M364) |
| M370 - M374 | trios -- 3 string or plucked instruments (M370, M371, M372, M373, M374) |
| M410 - M414 | quartets -- 3 string instruments with piano (M410, M411, M412, M413, M414) |
| M420 - M424 | quartets -- 3 string or wind instruments with piano (M420, M421, M422, M423, M424) |
| M430 - M434 | quartets - 3 string or plucked instruments with piano (M430, M431, M432, M433, M434) |
| M450 - M454 | quartets -- 4 string instruments (string quartet) (M450, M451, M452, M453, M454) |
| M460 - M464 | quartets -- 4 string or wind instruments (M460, M461, M462, M63, M464) |
| M470 - M474 | quartets -- 4 string or plucked instruments (M370, M371, M372, M373, M374) |
| M480 - M484 | quartets -- 4 string, wind, and plucked instruments (M480, M481, M482, M483, M484) |
| M510 - M514 | quintets -- 4 string instruments with piano (M510, M511, M512, M513, M514) |
| M520 - M524 | quintets -- 4 string or wind instruments with piano (M520, M521, M522, M523, M524) |
| M530 - M534 | quintets -- 4 string or plucked instruments with piano (M530, M531, M532, M533, M534) |
| M550 - M554 | quintets -- 5 string instruments (M550, M551, M552, M553, M554) |
| M560 - M564 | quintets -- 5 string or wind instruments (M560, M561, M562, M563, M564) |
| M570 - M574 | quintets -- 5 string or plucked instruments (M570, M571, M572, M573, M574) |
| M580 - M584 | quintets -- 5 string, wind, and plucked instruments (M580, M581, M582, M583, M584) |
| M610 - M614 | sextets -- 5 string instruments with piano (M610, M611, M612, M613, M614) |
| M620 - M624 | sextets -- 5 string or wind instruments with piano (M620, M621, M622, M623, M624) |
| M630 - M634 | sextets -- 5 string or plucked instruments with piano (M630, M631, M632, M633, M634) |
| M650 - M654 | sextets -- 6 string instruments (M650, M651, M652, M653, M654) |
| M660 - M664 | sextets -- 6 string or wind instruments (M660, M661, M662, M663, M664) |
| M670 - M674 | sextets -- 6 string or plucked instruments (M670, M671, M672, M673, M674) |
| M680 - M684 | sextets -- 6 string, wind, and plucked instruments (M680, M681, M682, M683, M684) |
| M710 - M714 | septets -- 6 string instruments with piano (M710, M711, M712, M713, M714) |
| M720 - M724 | septets -- 6 string or wind instruments with piano (M720, M721, M722, M723, M724) |
| M730 - M734 | septets -- 6 string or plucked instruments with piano (M730, M731, M732, M733, M734) |
| M750 - M754 | septets -- 7 string instruments (M750, M751, M752, M753, M754) |
| M760 - M764 | septets -- 7 string or wind instruments (M760, M761, M762, M763, M764) |
| M770 - M774 | septets -- 7 string or plucked instruments (M770, M771, M772, M773, M774) |
| M780 - M784 | septets -- 7 string, wind, and plucked instruments (M780, M781, M782, M783, M784) |
| M810 - M814 | octets -- 7 string instruments with piano (M810, M811, M812, M813, M814) |
| M820 - M824 | octets -- 7 string or wind instruments with piano (M820, M821, M822, M823, M824) |
| M830 - M834 | octets -- 7 string or plucked instruments with piano (M830, M831, M832, M833, M834) |
| M850 - M854 | octets -- 8 string instruments (M850, M851, M852, M853, M854) |
| M860 - M864 | octets -- 8 string or wind instruments (M860, M861, M862, M863, M864) |
| M870 - M874 | octets -- 8 string or plucked instruments (M870, M871, M872, M873, M874) |
| M880 - M884 | octets -- 8 string, wind, and plucked instruments (M880, M881, M882, M883, M884) |
| M910 - M914 | nonets -- 8 string instruments with piano (M910, M911, M912, M913, M914) |
| M920 - M924 | nonets -- 8 string or wind instruments with piano (M920, M921, M922, M923, M924) |
| M930 - M934 | nonets -- 8 string or plucked instruments with piano (M930, M931, M932, M933, M934) |
| M950 - M954 | nonets -- 9 string instruments (M950, M951, M952, M953, M954) |
| M960 - M964 | nonets -- 9 string or wind instruments (M960, M961, M962, M963, M964) |
| M970 - M974 | nonets -- 9 string or plucked instruments (M970, M971, M972, M973, M974) |
| M980 - M984 | nonets -- 9 string, wind, or plucked instruments (M980, M981, M982, M983, M984) |
| M1470 | ensembles of various instruments (aleatory music) (M1470) |
