Informationen zu "Simon Garcia The River of Life Double Bass & Guitar"
Verlag: Recital Music
Verlagsnummer: RM941
EAN: 9790570459414
ISMN: M-57045-941-4
Beschreibung
The River of Life can be played with orchestral or solo tuning: 1) Orchestral
Tuning - play the double bass part marked 'Orchestral Tuning' 2) Solo Tuning
- Guitar uses a Capo on the 2nd fret and plays as usual and the double
bassist uses the bass part marked 'Orchestral Tuning' 3) Solo Tuning - the
guitar plays without a Capo and the double bassist plays the part marked
'Solo Tuning' The River of Life was premiered by Shani Inbar (guitar) and
Michael Klinghoffer (double bass) at Galicia Graves (Conservatorio de
Culleredo) in Spain on Friday 18 February 2017. 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.
