Download or read book Thirty Etudes for String Bass written by Franz Simandl and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 1996-02-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Franz Simandl (1840-1912) was a double-bassist and pedagogue most remembered for his book "New Method for the Double Bass." Simandl studied at the Prague Conservatory with Josef Hrabe before becoming the principal bassist in the Vienna Court Opera Orchestra. This collection of 30 Etudes ranges from basic to complex in scope and in difficulty.