Humphrey Clucas: Baroque Suite for Unaccompanied Double Bass

About the Composition This publication brings together Baroque Suite and two short pieces for unaccompanied double bass by the English composer Humphrey Clucas. Known particularly for his vocal and organ music, Humphrey has composed a wealth of music for double bass over the past twenty years, which is beautifully written and instantly appealing.  Primarily written for younger bassists, his music offers musical and technical challenges in the orchestral register of the instrument, creating a body of music that emphasizes the lyrical and sonorous qualities of the double bass.  Table of Contents Baroque Suite  Baroque Suite is in six short movements, entirely in bass clef, was composed in 2008 and is ideal for the intermediate bassist,  “My Baroque Suite was an attempt to provide for the double bass something a little like the Bach Cello Suites. It is shorter, simpler, and of course, infinitely less distinguished, but I hope it may be useful. It follows the standard Suite pattern: a Pre