The following is a non-exhaustive list of notable compositions for the double bass, part of the repertoire of this instrument.
Solo works
Beth Anderson
May Swale
Lera Auerbach
Monolog for double bass solo (1996) (2009) Memory of tango: for double bass solo (2002) Katarzyna Bortkun-Szpotan'ska Cael (1982) Ina Bottelier Raga: "Sunrise for double bass solo" (1985) (2000) Rosemary Clarke Fantasy for Double Bass (1988) LySippus' Apoxyomenos (1988) Happenings (1973) Christine Elise Chen Solo Piece For Double Bass (2014) Mary Ellen Childs Unfettered Virginia Conton Ram (1977) Hanne Darboven Opus 17A Hans Fryba Suite in the Olden Style for solo double bass Margaret Marie Dare Study in G minor; Study in D minor; A Minor Major Study; Bowing Study in 3/8; Study in D major Study in E minor; Semi quaver Study, In "Yorke Studies, Vol. 1." (1972) Deirdre Gribbin Maps of Awakening (2021) Sofia Gubaidulina Eight etudes (preludes): for double bass solo (1974) 5 Etudes (1965) Pantomime (1966) Sonata (1976) pub. Sikorski (1991) Tatar Dance (1992) "Ein EngeL" (1994) Galgenlieder (a3) (Christian Morgenstern) (1995-96) Galgenlieder (a5) (Christian Morgenstern) (1996) Sadie Harrison Sparring with Shadows (2013) Teppo Hauta-aho Kadenza Raphsody for double bass solo Alyssa Hess One After Another (1977) Hans Werner Henze Serenade for cello transcribed for double bass Dorothy Hindman Time management (2004) (2017) Eva-Maria Houben Archipelagos Nachtstück Catherine Lamb Mirror Joëlle Léandre Taxi (1987) Bass Drum A voix Basse (1981) Octobre (1989) For Peter H. (2005) Temoignege Anne LeBaron Inner Voice (2003) Annea Lockwood Deep Dream Dive (1973) Secret Life (1989) Giulia Lorusso Let it Come Henri O'Kelly jr. Polyorgane (pub'd 1920) Behzad Ranjbaran Ballade for Unaccompanied Contrabass (1999) Kajia Saariaho Folia Lisa Bost-Sangberg Chroma: from worldlessness: contrabass (2018) Rebecca Saunders Fury Amy Williams Don't Tell Susan (1992) Ian Wilson Pianura (2004) Peteris Vasks Bass Trip
Two or more basses
Sofia Gubaidulina
Mirage: The Dancing Sun
Kazuko Hayakawa
Haiku (1991) Bertold Hummel Sinfonia piccola for 8 double basses (1978) Kristin Korb On the Prowl (2005) for 4 double basses Bernhard Alt Suite For Four Double Basses Joseph Lauber Quartet for Double Basses