Three Pieces for Double Bass - Carroll, Ida

A popular set of contrasting pieces, featuring a Fantasia, Toccata and Bolero, that continues to be an essential staple of the double bass repertoire. It is currently listed on the ABRSM and Trinity Grade 6 syllabi.

Contents (click to hear played via YouTube)

• Fantasia in E Minor 
• Toccata
• Bolero

Double bassist, educator and composer Ida Carroll was a powerhouse in the 20th Century Manchester musical scene. The daughter of pioneering musical educationalist and composer Walter Carroll, from 1956-1972 She was President of the Northern School of Music, and played a central role in overseeing the merger of that school with the Royal Manchester College of Music to found the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) in 1973.  As a composer, she wrote several works for the double bass which have become a part of the standard repertoire for that instrument and are regularly featured on ABRSM and Trinity examination syllabuses.