Informationen zu "David Heyes Passchendaele - a Meditation Double Bass Duet, Two Double Basses & Piano"
Verlag: Recital Music
Verlagsnummer: RM695
EAN: 9790570456956
ISMN: M-57045-695-6
Beschreibung
'The bass solos were brilliant. I enjoyed David's composition which he and
and Thea played so beautifully...It was quite a concert! You and Thea were
real stars. Feedback from the audience has been excellent. They especially
liked the variety of music!..You are quite an inspiration!' [Tim Robb,
conductor] 'What a privilege to share the stage with you both. It was a
thoroughly enjoyable evening. I have rarely seen an audience, adults and
young children alike, so visibly moved as during Passchendaele - a
Meditation. Extraordinary stuff.' [Ruth O'Shea, violinist] 'Passchendaele
was extraordinary both as a piece and as a performance by you both. I haven't
heard something as wonderful as that for some time.' [Luke, member of the
audience] This edition includes two solo parts and accompaniments for both
solo and orchestral tunings. Passchendaele - a Meditation was inspired by an
iconic photograph of Australian gunners on a duckboard track in Château Wood
near Hooge taken by by Frank Hurley on 29 October 1917. It is the fifth of a
growing body of works by David Heyes which commemorate the centenary of the
First World War. No Man's Land for double bass & piano or double bass &
violin octet The Last Poppy for double bass trio, double bass quartet or 2
double basses and piano the poppies blow... for double bass & piano Beneath
the Stars for double bass & piano The Battle of Passchendaele, also known as
the Third Battle of Ypres, was a campaign of the First World War, fought by
the Allies against the German Empire. The battle took place on the Western
Front, from July to November 1917, for control of the ridges south and east
of the Belgian city of Ypres in West Flanders, as part of a strategy decided
by the Allies at conferences in November 1916 and May 1917 Now spelt
Passendale, this small village five miles north-east of Ypres is the name by
which the final stages of the Third Battle of Ypres is known. It is the name,
along with the Somme, which has come to symbolise the Great War for many.
Passchendaele church was totally destroyed by shellfire in 1917 but has since
been reconstructed and now dominates the village square. Within the church
are memorial windows in honour of the 66th Division. There are three windows.
The left states '1914' at the bottom, with the names and shields of several
northern towns above, including Bury, Accrington, Bolton, Blackburn and
Wigan. David Heyes writes: 'My very first work to commemorate the centenary
of the start of the First World war (No Man's Land) was dedicated to the
memories of my two grandfathers, who both fought in the war. They survived
the conflict, living into the 1970s, but rarely spoke about their
experiences. My paternal grandfather, John Heyes, fought at the Somme and
Ypres and it is more than likely took part in the Battle of Passchendaele,
and was originally from Wigan and the town is now commemorated in a window in
Passchendaele church. The music is simple and slow moving, contrasting
strong and powerful emotions from the two soloists, set against a simple and
repetitive accompaniment which subtly underpins the melodic lines. There are
opportunities to display the lyrical and sonorous qualities of the double
bass, whether as a duet or in the two solo soliloquies, which eventually die
away into nothingness and into the mists of time...' Passchendaele - a
Meditation exists in three versions, for 2 double basses and string quartet,
for 2 double basses and piano and for double bass sextet. The orginal
version was premiered at Lanlivery Church (Lanlivery, Cornwall) on Saturday
17 July 2015 by David Heyes (double bass), Joe Prindl (double bass) and the
Liskeard Chamber Players. It is dedicated to Joe Prindl, who studied with
David at Wells Cathedral School (Somerset) and is now a student at the Royal
Academy of Music in London. The version for 2 double basses and piano was
premiered on Sunday 25 October 2015 at Clifton College (Bristol, UK) by David
Heyes (double bass), Ben Groenevelt (double bass) and Rustom Battiwalla
(piano). It received its Mexican premiere on 20 November 2015 by Marco
Antonio Quiñones Martinez (double bass), Hector Tirado (double bass) and
Patricia Miravete (piano). 'Passchendaele is a wonderful piece...' (Marco
Antonio Quiñones Martinez, Mexico) David Heyes studied double bass with
Laurence Gray and Bronwen Naish and later at the Royal College of Music in
London. He completed his post-graduate studies in Prague with Frantisek Posta
(Principal Double Bass, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra). He has given recitals
and masterclasses in 13 countries over the past few years and has been a
juror at a number of international competitions, twice as chairman. David
has been Specialist Double Bass Tutor at Wells Cathedral School for 19 years
and received a prestigious award from the David Walter Charitable Trust of
New York for his pioneering activities as a soloist, teacher, publisher and
commissioner of new music for double bass. He works with composers throughout
the world and is particularly interested to expand the double bass
repertoire, by commissioning new works and by rediscovering forgotten ones.
Over the past 30 years he has commissioned more than 500 works, from beginner
to virtuoso, and from one to twenty basses. David has transcribed more than
200 works for double bass, many published by Recital Music, and in recent
year has also composed a number of original works for double bass which have
been performed in Britain, America, Venezuela, Turkey, Spain, Mexico, Germany
and Czech Republic. David is self-taught as a composer and his music has been
described as lyrical, evocative and accessible, but certainly of the
21st-century.
