Informationen zu "Armand Russell Tango Fantasy (Homage a Piazzolla) Double Bass Solo"
Verlag: Recital Music
Verlagsnummer: RM668
EAN: 9790570456680
ISMN: M-57045-668-0
Beschreibung
One of the main influences on the Tango Fantasy is the music of Astor
Piazzolla (1921-1992) who developed the tango in new directions which
departed to a considerable extent from the traditional tangos which
flourished previously. In one extended movement and employing a range of
percussion sounds, there are many opportunities to display both technical and
musical prowess here, particularly in the tango idiom and there are numerous
challenges for the advanced bassist but also scope to explore the textures
and timbres of the solo double bass. Armand Russell was born in Seattle,
Washington in 1932. He received the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts
degrees from the University of Washington, with a major in music composition,
and a Doctorate in music composition from the Eastman School of Music. He
studied double bass with Leslie Martin, who played in the Seattle Symphony
and Boston Symphony Orchestras, and at the Eastman School of Music with Oscar
Zimmerman. His composition studies were with John Verrall and George McKay at
the University of Washington, and with Bernard Rogers and Howard Hanson at
the Eastman School. Professionally, Armand Russell played double bass in
many orchestras including the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops Tour
Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic and Civic Orchestras, and Honolulu
Symphony. For five years he taught as a visiting Professor at the Eastman
School of Music. From 1961 to 1994 he taught at the University of Hawaii
Music Department and retired as Professor emeritus in 1994. While at the
University of Hawaii he taught music theory, composition and double bass and
also served as Chair of the Music Department for seven years. Armand Russell
has composed many works for double bass and also percussion, including solos,
chamber music and concertos. Some of his most frequently performed works
include Chaconne (Db/Pno), Buffo Set (Db/Pno), Harlequin Concerto (Db/Orch),
Pas de Deux (Cl/Perc), Percussion Suite, Theme & Fantasia (Concert Band) and
Suite Concertante (Tuba/Wind Quintet). He has also composed several works for
choirs in recent years and has continued to write for the double bass
alongside a growing body of chamber music and transcriptions. Armand
Russell's compositional style is confident and direct with a clarity of line
and texture always to the fore. A modern, yet lyrical and accessible style,
has created works which communicate equally to performers and audiences alike
and he has made, and continues to make, a unique and valuable contribution to
the double bass literature throughout a long and successful career.
