Beneath the Stars
Double Bass & Piano
Composer: David Heyes
Product code:
RMD1260
Publisher: Recital Music
£4.50
Description
Beneath the Stars was written in 2014 for double bassist James Rintoul. Inspired by the first movement of Frank Proto’s Sonata ‘1963’ the piano accompaniment only uses two chords, expanded within a series of rhythmic variations, echoing the simplicity and soporific effect of Satie’s evocative Gymnopédie.
The solo line is lyrical and song-like, emphasising the cantabile qualities of the double bass, contrasted by a more urgent and impassioned middle section before the music falls away into a recapitulation of the gently moving chordal introduction.
Beneath the Stars was composed to commemorate the centenary of the start of the First World War with the idea that the stars look down on everyone… friend or foe alike! [David Heyes]
This edition includes piano accompaniments for solo and orchestral tuning.
Description
Beneath the Stars was written in 2014 for double bassist James Rintoul. Inspired by the first movement of Frank Proto’s Sonata ‘1963’ the piano accompaniment only uses two chords, expanded within a series of rhythmic variations, echoing the simplicity and soporific effect of Satie’s evocative Gymnopédie.
The solo line is lyrical and song-like, emphasising the cantabile qualities of the double bass, contrasted by a more urgent and impassioned middle section before the music falls away into a recapitulation of the gently moving chordal introduction.
Beneath the Stars was composed to commemorate the centenary of the start of the First World War with the idea that the stars look down on everyone… friend or foe alike! [David Heyes]
This edition includes piano accompaniments for solo and orchestral tuning.
