Informationen zu "David Heyes No Man's Land Double Bass Quintet"
Verlag: Recital Music
Verlagsnummer: RM1062
EAN: 9990093814435
Beschreibung
No Man's Land' for double bass and piano was composed to commemorate the
centenary of the start of the First World War and in memory of David's
grandfathers, both of whom fought in the conflict. The simple chordal
accompaniment is reminiscent of a repeated tolling bell against which the
solo line plays a poignant melodic line of yearning loss. A hint of gunfire
eventually falls away into a repeated two note pattern which gradually fades
away into nothingness. 'When I was writing the piece I had a picture in my
mind of the devastation of No Man's Land in front of me, in black and white,
and the stillness and silence are depicted by the slowly moving chordal
accompaniment. The solo double bass is almost an onlooker or observer who
comments, with both sorrow and anger, at the sheer waste of human life and
the brutality of 'a war to end all wars', and still we don't learn.' 'No
Man's Land' was premiered at St Thomas Church (Mamhead, Devon) on 13 June
2014 by David Heyes (double bass) and David Haines (piano). 'No Man's Land'
received its American premiere on Monday 1 December 2014 at Black Mountain
Center (Black Mountain, North Carolina, USA) by David B. Teague (double bass)
and Kathy Wallace (piano). 'No Man's Land is a brilliant piece.' [Nick
Merriam] No Man's Land for solo double bass and double bass quartet was
created in 2018 and premiered at the Purcell School (Bushey, Hertfordshire)
on Sunday 15 April 2018 with Jan Cowell as the solo double bassist.
