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Black composer, conductor, songwriter, pianist and communiity facilitator, Ahmed Alabaca wrote "The Crown Suite" during the Covid-19 pandemic. Alabaca included the following description on their website: "A musical journey reflecting the emotional…

Venezuelan composer Diana Arismendi composed "They Claim" for solo double bass. Dedicated to Edicson Ruiz, They Claim is a one movement work, a challenging piece with political undertones.

Indian American composer Sophia J. Bass composed "Alaap in Raag Des" for solo bass. The work was commissioned by Bass Players for Black Composers (BPBC) - (04/2021 to (06/2021)​.

Black composer Tyson Gholston Davis wrote "Tableau No. V" as part of a series of solo pieces. Each work, as the composer reflected, is for a different solo instrument and explores the expressive possibilities. Some composers of the latter half of the…

African American bassist and composer Nick Dunston has been named in the New York Times as an "indispensable player of th eNew York avant-garde." His composition, "Mulch Awareness Month" was composed for contrabass. The piece, as Dunston explains at…

African American bassist and composer Xavier Foley has written many works for double bass. These works can be purchased through the composer's website and in one large collection of solo works.

Black composer Joy Guidry composed "In My Bed" for solo bass on commission by Bass Players for Black Composers. As written on the composer's website, the work is in "three parts setting in, clenching, falling in. This piece represents the…

Argentinian composer Andrés Martin wrote the "Juan Soldado Suite" for solo bass, a work with seven contrasting movements. On the website of the Juan Soldado Suite, Martin writes: "The piece uses the complete range of the instrument, exploring a…

Argentinian composer Andrés Martin's "Sonata para contrabajo solo" has four movements: I. Solo - Lento recitativo 2. Vacío - Tristísimo 3. Coraje - Moderato 4. Grita - Reciativo

Persian composer Behzad Ranjbaran was born in Tehran, Iran. He studied at the Rehran Music Conservatory. He immigrated to the USA in 1974, studying at Indiana University and later The Juilliard School, where he earned a DMA in Composition. His music…