Editing Double bass (section)

==Careers==
Careers in double bass vary widely by genre and by region or country. Most bassists earn their living from a mixture of performance and teaching jobs. The first step to getting most performance jobs is by playing at an [[audition]]. In some styles of music, such as jazz-oriented stage bands, bassists may be asked to [[sight reading|sight read]] printed music or perform standard pieces (e.g., a [[jazz standard]] such as ''Now's the Time'') with an ensemble. Similarly, in a rock or blues band, auditionees may be asked to play various rock or blues standards. An upright bassist auditioning for a blues band might be asked to play in a Swing-style walking [[bassline]], a rockabilly-style [[Slap bass|"slapping"]] bassline (in which the strings are percussively struck against the fingerboard) and a 1950s ballad with long held notes. A person auditioning for a role as a bassist in some styles of pop or rock music may be expected to demonstrate the ability to perform [[harmony vocals]] as a [[backup singer]]. In some pop and rock groups, the bassist may be asked to play other instruments from time to time, such as electric bass, keyboards or acoustic guitar. The ability to play electric bass is widely expected in country groups, in case the band is performing a [[classic rock]] or new country song. 
[[File:Fotothek df roe-neg 0006311 021 Musiker mit einem Kontrabass.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.9|A German double bass section in 1952. The player to the left is using a German bow.]]

===Classical music===
In [[classical music]], bassists audition for playing jobs in orchestras and for admission into university or Conservatory programs or degrees. At a classical bass audition, the performer typically plays a movement from a [[J.S. Bach suite for solo cello]] or a movement from a bass concerto and a variety of excerpts from the orchestral literature. The excerpts are typically the most technically challenging parts of bass parts and bass solos from the orchestral literature. Some of the most commonly requested orchestral excerpts at bass auditions are from [[Beethoven]]'s Symphonies Nos.&nbsp;5, 7 and 9; [[Strauss]]'s ''[[Ein Heldenleben]]'' and ''Don Juan''; [[Mozart]]'s Symphonies Nos.&nbsp;35, 39 and 40; [[Brahms]]' Symphonies Nos.&nbsp;1 and 2; [[Stravinsky]]'s Pulcinella; [[Shostakovich]]'s Symphony No.&nbsp;5; [[Ginastera]]'s ''Variaciones Concertante''; [[Tchaikovsky]]'s Symphony No.&nbsp;4; [[Mahler]]'s Symphony No.&nbsp;2; J.&nbsp;S. Bach's Suite No.&nbsp;2 in B; [[Berlioz]]'s ''[[Symphonie Fantastique]]'', [[Mendelssohn]]'s Symphony No.&nbsp;4; and the bass solos from [[Verdi]]'s opera ''[[Otello]]'', [[Mahler]]'s Symphony No.&nbsp;1, [[Britten]]'s ''[[The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra]]'' and [[Prokofiev]]'s ''[[Lieutenant Kije Suite]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jason |url=http://doublebassblog.org/2006/12/double-bass-orchestral-audition-lists-a-survey.html |title=Double Bass Orchestral Audition Lists – A Survey – Jason Heath's Double Bass Blog |publisher=Doublebassblog.org |date= 3 December 2006|access-date=2015-12-23}}</ref>