Echoes and Shadows
Product code:
£8.50
Description
Simón García writes: “When I received the proposal from David Heyes to write a piece for twelve basses to end my BASS2014 concert I thought it a brilliant idea. The first word that came into my mind when thinking of twelve basses was ‘noise’, so I started looking for the opposite sounds. Would it be possible for twelve basses to sound kindly or gentle? That was my challenge! I started creating a minimalist soundscape, highly enriched rhythmically with harmonics which would work well. I searched through various types of pizzicato sounds but these created ‘noise’ rather than my original target. I needed a more ‘brilliant’ sound, so I opened the case of my old electric mandolin and started to play my bass with the pick. That was what I needed!
Finally, the piece consists in a powerful melody which passes among all players over a harmonic and rhythmical ostinato. It is a piece with full of contained energy, highly rhythmic and timbral richness. We asked Friends on Facebook to suggest a title and received 70 entries, and the winning title was by Chino Chinoski Parrilla from Galicia (Spain).”
This edition includes accompaniments for both solo and orchestral tunings.
Description
Simón García writes: “When I received the proposal from David Heyes to write a piece for twelve basses to end my BASS2014 concert I thought it a brilliant idea. The first word that came into my mind when thinking of twelve basses was ‘noise’, so I started looking for the opposite sounds. Would it be possible for twelve basses to sound kindly or gentle? That was my challenge! I started creating a minimalist soundscape, highly enriched rhythmically with harmonics which would work well. I searched through various types of pizzicato sounds but these created ‘noise’ rather than my original target. I needed a more ‘brilliant’ sound, so I opened the case of my old electric mandolin and started to play my bass with the pick. That was what I needed!
Finally, the piece consists in a powerful melody which passes among all players over a harmonic and rhythmical ostinato. It is a piece with full of contained energy, highly rhythmic and timbral richness. We asked Friends on Facebook to suggest a title and received 70 entries, and the winning title was by Chino Chinoski Parrilla from Galicia (Spain).”
This edition includes accompaniments for both solo and orchestral tunings.