Informationen zu "Bernard Salles Lincolnshire Holidays Double Bass Solo"
Verlag: Recital Music
Verlagsnummer: RM924
EAN: 9790570459247
ISMN: M-57045-924-7
Beschreibung
Bernard Salles writes: Lincolnshire Holidays was written during my stay in
the village of Castle Bytham, in August 2015. This suite of small pieces is
written for unaccompanied double bass and is dedicated to the Mexican double
bassist, Marco Antonio Quinones Martinez. It recounts, in music, the
different sensation I felt as I discovered these beautiful, if sometimes
unknown places, in the heart of England. 1. The Village of Castle Bytham
Castle Bytham is a small village situated in South Lincolnshire. The
eponymous castle no longer stands, built shortly after the Norman invasion,
then destroyed in a 13th-century siege and gradually dismantled in the
centuries that followed, the oldest houses in the village were built with the
limestone bricks that once formed the castle's walls. The bare castle mound
dominates the heart of this picturesque village. 2. The Streets of Stamford
Stamford is the nearest town to Castle Bytham and is a jewel of virtually
untouched Georgian architecture. Its cobbled streets, limestone buildings and
seven churches often form the backdrop to historical films (the BBC series
'Middlemarch' was filmed here, as were scenes from 'Pride and Prejudice'
starring Keira Knightly, for example). 3. The Flooded Church of Normanton,
Rutland Water Rutland Water, in Lincolnshire's neighbouring counties of
Rutland and Leicestershire, is one of the largest artificial reservoirs in
Europe. The Gwash Valley was dammed and flooded in the 1970s to provide
drinking water for the East Midlands. Half-submerged in the lake, Normanton
Church stands as a testament to the two villages that were demolished during
the flooding process, its clock tower dramatically rising above the water
level. 4. Burghley House Bughley House, just outside Stamford, is a grand
16th-century house, built for William Cecil, Lord High Treasurer to Queen
Elizabeth I. The house, a 'miniature Versailles', is still in the hands of
the Cecil family and contains an impressive collection of art, furniture and
porcelain. Many of the rooms were painted by the Italian artist Antonio
Verrio during the late 17th-century, including the famous 'heaven room' and
'staircase of hell'. The impressive gardens were designed by Capability
Brown. 5. Cambridge Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire share a border, and
Cambridge is just a short drive from South Lincolnshire. Famous not only for
its colleges but also the River Cam winding through the town and the many
stone bridges which cross it (giving the town its name), Cambridge made me
think of a sort of 'English Venice', with a monument on every street corner,
chapels and churches everywhere and students punting down the river...it
really is a magnificent place. Bernard Salles was born in 1954 and began
his musical education in his home town of Perpignan (France) where he studied
double bass, organ, composition and orchestral conducting at the
Conservatoire. In 1973 he want to the Conservatoire of Versailles and in
1976, at the age of 22, he was awarded a double bass teaching diploma. Since
then he has taught at the Conservatoire of Pau (South-west France) and played
with many major French orchestras including the Orchestre de Paris and the
National Orchestra of France, under the direction of conductors such as
Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, Zubin Metha and Lorin Maazel. In 1983 he
began a parallel career as a conductor and was Music Director of the
Orchestra of Pau from 1996-2001. He has directed the Orchestra of Pamplona
(Spain) and is currently Music Director of the OSSO (Orchestre Symphonique du
Sud-Ouest). As a composer and member of SACEM (Society of Authors, Composers
and Editors of Music), he has written over 30 works including two symphonies,
a cantata, a psalm for bass and orchestra, a concerto for double bass and
small orchestra, Rhapsody for viola and orchestra, Triptych for orchestra,
Prelude for cello and orchestra, a symphonic poem for soprano, cello and
orchestra, as well as works for chamber groups, and for choir and organ. His
pedagogic works are published by G.Billaudot in Paris and his works for
double bass are published by Recital Music (England). In 2010 he began a
series of short pieces for unaccompanied double bass - Portraits for Friends
- dedicated to his double bass playing friends.
