Informationen zu "Simon Garcia Elegia Double Bass Quartet"
Verlag: Recital Music
Verlagsnummer: RM639
EAN: 9790570456390
ISMN: M-57045-639-0
Beschreibung
Simon Garcia writes: 'Elegía is a piece I wrote in just one day a few days
before the death of my grandfather. It?s a piece in the 19th-century romantic
style and I wrote it in a similar style to a 19th-century string quartet. It
begins with the main theme that will be develop throughout the piece and in
all parts, like a dialogue. Elegia is in one movement and is both expressive
and reflective. Possibly a good piece to understand how a romantic string
quartet works from an original piece for bass.' Elegia was premiered by
Gravissimo Bass Quartet (Alfonso Morán, Marta García, Saúl Puga and Simón
García) on 5th June 2018 at Via Stellae Festival in Spain. 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 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. Simon Garcia was a Featured Composer and guest
soloist at Bass-Fest 2013 (3-7 August, The Silk Mill, Frome, UK), when 10 of
his works were performed, including the premiere of Time Capsule for double
bass octet. He returns to Bass-Fest 2014 (15-17 August) again as a Featured
Composer and soloist.
