Informationen zu "Simon Garcia Dreams Can Come True Double Bass Sextet, Double Bass Ensemble"
Verlag: Recital Music
Verlagsnummer: RM969
EAN: 9790570459698
ISMN: M-57045-969-8
Beschreibung
Simon Garcia writes: 'Gaelen MacCormick asked me to write a new piece to
commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the International Society of Bassists
(ISB). The piece would be aimed at an ensemble of young bassists where all
players of different ability levels could play together and should contain
some well-known quote from the double bass repertoire. Thinking about the
musicians who would play it I thought about using 'The Elephant' by Camille
Saint-Säens, a piece that even the young bassists would know. I had written
quotes in two previous works so for this special celebration I thought of
writing an original work inspired by the Saint-Säens?s theme. After a
mysterious introduction where nothing hints to the audience what they will
hear, but little by little there appear elements of the Saint-Säens?s piece
which become more evident and then I used fragments, in re-gradation and in
different ways. The final result is a colourful work with different moods and
both technical and musical challenges for the young players. In short, this
is an up-to-date, personal and deconstructed vision of The Elephant, maybe
similar to the one that Saint-Säens himself would have written if he had
known the world of the double-bass of this 21st-century.' 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.
