Double Bass
SKU:
HL.48186481
Composed
by Rabbath Francois.
Leduc. Softcover. 10
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL30748. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48186481).
UPC:
888680828264.
9.0x12.0x0.065
inches.
Francois
Rabbath : Trombes d?eau
for double bass (AL 30
748) The international
fame of bass player
Francois Rabbath
acknowledges both the
untiring teacher, author
of a Nouvelle technique
de la contrebasse, which
a whole generation of
students, desirous of
freeing themselves from
the fetters of
traditional teaching, has
taken up, and the
inspired soloist,
unsparing of himself in
concert. For several
years now, he has become
accustomed to spending a
few days in the summer in
Kansas City (Missouri) to
give master classes and a
concert there, in the
framework of the ?KC
BassFest?. In July 2016,
a moving surprise awaited
him: on the stage of the
American Jazz Museum a
full-length portrait was
unveiled, painted by
local artist Ruthie
Ingram from photos taken
during his recital the
previous year. By way of
thanks, Rabbath dedicated
Trombes d?eau to her, a
solo piece lasting
approximately six
minutes, composed at the
instigation of the
International Society of
Bassists for the 2017
edition of the
International Double Bass
Competition. Conceived as
a series of short
variations on an
impassioned theme, the
work emphasises evocative
glissandi and explores
double stopping and
artificial harmonics
without ever sacrificing
the essential: the
pleasure of musical
expression..
