Informationen zu "Simon Garcia Echoes & Shadows Two Double Basses & Piano"
Verlag: Recital Music
Verlagsnummer: RM897
EAN: 9790570458974
ISMN: M-57045-897-4
Beschreibung
Echoes & Shadows is originally for 12 double basses and was newly arranged
for the German bassist, Manuela Uhlmann, by the composer. ORCHESTRAL TUNING
ONLY Simon Garcia writes: 'When I received the proposal from David Heyes to
write a piece for twelve basses to finish my BASS2014 concert I thought it a
brilliant idea. The first word that came into my mind when thinking of twelve
basses it was 'noise', so I started looking for the opposite sounds. Would it
be possible for twelve basses to sound kindly or gentle? That was my
challenge! I started creating a minimalist soundscape, highly enriched
rhythmically with harmonics which would work well. I searched through various
types of pizzicato sounds but these created 'noise' rather than my original
target. I needed a more 'brillant' sound, so I opened the case of my old
electric mandolin and started to play my bass with the pick. That was what I
needed! Finally, the piece consists in a powerful melody which passes among
all players over a harmonic and rhythmical ostinato. It is a piece with full
of contained energy, highly rhythmic and timbral richness. We asked Friends
on Facebook to suggest a title and received 70 entries, and the winning title
was by Chino Chinoski Parrilla from Galicia (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 thirty 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.
