Double Bass & Piano
SKU: ST.H489
Composed by Bryan Kelly.
String music. Standard:
Intermediate. 1 Elegy; 2
Invention; 3 Polonaise; 4
Raggle Taggle Variants; 5
Sarabande; 6 Burlesque.
Score and part. Stainer &
Bell Ltd. #H489.
Published by Stainer &
Bell Ltd. (ST.H489).
ISBN
9790220224867.
Writ
ten for Rodney Slatford,
Bryan Kelly's
Diversions
reflect both the
composer's admiration for
the dedicatee, and his
insights into the lively
character of the
instrument - perhaps even
more than the viola the
'Cinderella' of the
orchestra, and yet
capable of great charm
and richness of
expression. The winning
Raggle Taggle
Variants at the
heart of the collection
brilliantly display
several sides of the
instrument's character,
while an Elegy, an
Invention, a Polonaise
and a Burlesque showcase
its solemnity, its
seriousness, its lyric
eloquence and its humour.
Warmly recommended to
young players of around
Grade 5 standard.