Informationen zu "Simon Garcia Great Fun and Smiles in Malta Double Bass Ensemble"
Verlag: Recital Music
Verlagsnummer: RM1063
EAN: 9990093814442
Beschreibung
Simon Garcia writes: 'To write this work was a challenge and was inspired by
some music sketches that came out in a master class about composition for the
double bass in Valletta. The challenge was to write the piece in only one day
and to premiere it on Sunday 19 October 2019. I originally composed it for
bass sextet but then decided to write a new part which can be played by
beginners, so it?s a perfect work for play together with bassists of all
abilities. Great Fun and Smiles in Malta has two different themes, first in
G minor and the second in G major. With a rhythmic accompaniment and a
marching melody, different techniques appear throughout the piece such as
pizzicato, tremolo and harmonics. It was premiere at the final concert of
Malta International Double Bass Days on 19 October, 2019 in Valletta?s Old
University by all the double bass students and featured teachers Gjorgji
Cincievski, Michelle Scicluna, Jiri Hudec and Simón García. It was a very
successful premiere for both the audience and the players.' Bassist and
composer Simon Garcia was born in Mugardos (Spain) in 1977 and graduated in
double bass from the Conservatorio Superior of Salamanca. He has worked as a
double bassist in the Royal Orchestra of Galicia, having also performed in
many orchestras throughout Spain, and is the bassist in the Symphony Wind
Orchestra of A. Coruna. He has collaborated with many musicians and
ensembles, particularly in the field of contemporary music, and has recorded
and performed on many commercial recordings and for television and radio
broadcasts. Simon Garcia has composed more than fifty works for double bass,
ranging from two to six players, alongside transcriptions of these pieces for
various chamber ensembles. His music has been performed in Mexico, Venezuela,
Uruguay, Denmark, Spain, Japan, Italy, Austria, Germany, Canada, USA and UK
by The Bass Gang, Bass Instinct and Il Quint-etto amongst others, and some of
his music was used as teaching material in the 2011 ISB Year of Collaborative
Music. Simon Garcia's music is lively, jazzy and rhythmic with great forward
momentum and drive. Accessible for players and audiences alike, he writes
colourful music of distinction and energy, employing the entire range of the
double bass.
