Informationen zu "Simon Garcia The Stranger (Der Fremde) Double Bass Quartet"
Verlag: Recital Music
Verlagsnummer: RM638
EAN: 9790570456383
ISMN: M-57045-638-3
Beschreibung
Der Fremde (The Stranger) was composed for 'Bass Instinct' and exists in
versions for double bass quartet or double bass sextet. The music is lively
and jazzy with a strong rhythm section (bass 4) underpinning the whole and
with possibilities to improvise. The other basses give the impression of a
saxophone choir, working in rhythmic unison and creating great lyrical and
syncopated melodic interest. Der Fremde has an immediate impact and is both
player and audience friendly and is typical of the exciting and engaging
music by this talented young Spanish composer-bassist. The UK premiere of the
sextet version was at Bass-Fest 2013 on 4 August 2013 at the Silk Mill
(Frome, Somerset) by Dan Styffe, David Heyes, Eloise Riddell, Josie Jobbins,
Simon Garcia and Ben Groenevelt. 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 twenty 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 was a 'Featured Composer' at Bass-Fest 2013 and 11 of his works
were performed. 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.
