Significant double bassist, teacher and composer, Edouard Nanny (1872-1942) is best remembered as a long-standing professor of double bass at the Paris Conservatoire. Being such a prolific figure in the double bass field, his Complete Study of the Double Bass is well-informed. Still played by double bass students, Nanny's significant contribution to field of pedagogy remains prominent. The third volume from Complete Study of Double Bass, titled 20 Virtuosic Studies, addresses bow technique, fingering, positions, scales, arpeggios, chromaticism, trills, double stops and harmonics, among other aspects. For all advanced double bass players, Nanny's Complete Study of the Double Bass, 20 Virtuosic Studies provides the student with helpful aid to ensure progressive achievement in technique.