Informationen zu "David Heyes A Little Suite for Izzy Double Bass & Piano"
Verlag: Recital Music
Verlagsnummer: RM1086
EAN: 9990093814640
Beschreibung
A Little Suite for Izzy was composed in February 2020 and is dedicated to
seven year-old Izzy Patterson in Belfast. The five short pieces are played
pizzicato throughout, with added percussive sounds to add interest and
variety, and the piano accompaniments are aimed at the double bass teacher
with some pianistic skills, rather than the virtuoso. The edition also
includes a slightly more advanced bass part which introduces both pizzicato
and arco. 1. A Song for Saturday is lively and fun with a syncopated piano
accompaniment played entirely in treble clef. The bass part uses three open
strings, which should be allowed to ring, and introduces left hand percussion
sounds played on the shoulder of the double bass and the ?boom? created when
the belly of the bass is tapped with the right hand fist. 2. Sunday Morning
is slow and easy going. Enjoy a leisurely few hours at home with time to do
nothing but relax. The pizzicato notes are generally long and there is plenty
of time to chill? 3. Time for Scales was inspired by Izzy practising her
piano scales when we stayed with her family. The scales are all played by the
piano accompaniment, with a strong and confident double bass part which also
adds simple percussion rhythms. The music is fast and fun and should be
played with determination and drive. 4. Lullaby introduces a different
percussion sound for the bassist. The piano accompaniment is gently moving
and supportive, and the piece gradually slows down as if the young bassist is
falling asleep. 5. Party Time! has a hoedown feel with a lively and rhythmic
piano accompaniment. The bassist plays pizzicato, alongside slapping the
strings, with sudden stops in tempo to add drama and excitement. The last two
bars bring the piece to a happy and successful conclusion. David Heyes
(b.1960) studied double bass with Laurence Gray and Bronwen Naish, later at
the Royal College of Music in London, and completed his post-graduate studies
in Prague with Franti?ek Po?ta (Principal 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's collaborative work gained him 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 and he works with composers throughout the world to
expand the double bass repertoire by commissioning new music and by
rediscovering forgotten ones. Since 1990 more than 600 works have been
written for him, music from one to twenty basses and from beginner to
virtuoso, and he has premiered ten contemporary concertos with orchestra.
David has transcribed and performed a wealth of music for double bass and in
recent years has composed a number of original works which have been
performed both nationally and internationally. Six works inspired by the
centenary of the First World War have been particularly successful and his
choral and vocal music has been performed with success in Britain, Ireland
and America. He composed 'Sahara' for unaccompanied double bass as the
imposed work for the 2015 Galicia Graves Double Bass competition in Spain and
returned there as Featured Composer and guest tutor in 2017/18. Since 2014
David has had music performed in 25 countries (UK, USA, Germany, Czech
Republic, Mexico, Turkey, Venezuela, Australia, Republic of Ireland, Israel,
Malta, Brazil, Denmark, Ecuador, Japan, France, Slovakia, Italy, New Zealand,
Norway, Austria, Spain, Guatemala, Albania and Patagonia). ?Lamentations? for
unaccompanied double bass was the imposed work in the 2019 Karl Dittersdorf
International Double Bass Competition in Slovakia. In November 2016 two of
David?s songs were recorded by Sarah Poole (soprano) and Derek Harris (piano)
for Prima Facie Records, who also recorded an entire CD of works by David in
January 2017.
