David Heyes: Bass-Time Duets: 24 Duets in First Position for 2 Double Basses

About the Duets Bass-Time Duets is a collection of 24 fun and enjoyable duets in First Position and aimed at the beginner double bass duo. Each duet offers accessible technical and musical challenges, employing a limited number of notes, rhythms, articulations and keys, which would be ideal for sight-reading study or concert repertoire.  Dynamics have been kept to a minimum with an opportunity for each duo to create their own unique version. The duets are short and can easily be repeated once or twice to extend their duration and bassists should feel free to add or change dynamics, articulations and tempos as they wish. The first seven duets include an open string part for bass 2, playable pizzicato or arco.  A number of simple major and minor keys have been used, which can be the starting point for introducing scale and arpeggio study, and the duets only use the G, D and A strings. Some duets can also be played an octave higher for more advanced students who are beginning to play in