Informationen zu "Simon Garcia Medulio Mountain Double Bass Quartet"
Verlag: Recital Music
Verlagsnummer: RM973
EAN: 9790570459735
ISMN: M-57045-973-5
Beschreibung
Simon Garcia writes: 'Medulio Mountain is the name of a legendary battle
which is believed to have happened in 22BC between the Romans and the united
army of Iberican Celtic tribes. According to the Roman historian Floro on the
battle:... 'Finally the siege of Mount Medullio took place, on which, after
having surrounded it with a continuous moat of fifteen miles, the Romans
advanced at once, when the barbarians were reduced to extreme necessity, in
the midst of a feast, they died with the fire, the sword, and the poison
which they are accustomed to extract from the yew, and so the greater part
escaped from the captivity, which seemed to people more hitherto untamed
intolerable than death ... ' The quartet is in one movement and begins with
a slow introduction where I describe the desolation of the battlefield seen
from above, as a view of a bird, with thousands of heroic soldiers corpses
who caused their own death so they were not captured as slaves. After the
introduction there is a fast part which starts with a theme inspired by
Celtic legacy. A second theme represents the arrival of Roman army with their
horns and drums. Finally the two main themes come together, as in a long
siege and with an unexpected end, such as the collective suicide of the
Celtic soldiers.The piece is a colourful and virtuosic work where I use all
range of instrument and is full of strong emotions, action and drama.'
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.
