Double Bass Avant-Garde Music Recital!

[DiegoMartinez]

Hello! My name is Diego Martinez, and I have spent the past few weeks looking for avant-garde music written by non-white men to play on my senior recital. I have managed to find a good amount of music by East Asian & Black composers to play on my recital (I also found a few great pieces by white women), but have had a harder time finding works by Latin American, South Asian or Middle Eastern composers. I am wondering if anyone could help me with this research? I am a classical musician by training, but any style of avant-garde music is welcome. If these works are written by LA, SA, or ME women or non-binary composers, even better. I know composers such as Júlian Carrillo, Alberto Ginastera, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and Silvestre Revueltas are notable post-tonal Latin American composers, though I am unsure how to find whether or not they have good pieces for bass (or if there are better options out there). As far as South Asian or Middle Eastern composers, however, I seem to be at a complete loss.

Just to gauge what kind of music I am looking for, here is a list of works I am heavily considering for this program:

Dai Fujikura - Pre

5 min

solo bass




Anthony Braxton - Composition No. 152

10 min max

flute, bass




Darian Thomas - A Disintegrating Foundation Under A Catastrophe of Air

6 min

solo bass




Du Yun - Zigzaggg

15 min

solo bass




Raphaèle Biston - Prèsence

12 min

bass, electroacoustic device




Sofia Gubaidulina - Pantomime

10 min

solo bass




Nicole Mitchell - The Ooli Moves

8 min

voice, flute, violin, cello, trumpet, tenor sax, electric guitar, bass, drumset, percussion




Clifton Joey Guidry III - This Just Don’t Make No Sense

4-6 min

voice, oboe, bass

 

[Felix Lopez]

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[LedReign]

Mark Izu is a really cool composer/bassist! That music may be, or may help you find, what you’re looking for.

 

[jj.833]

I can't add anything useful, but thatk you for this awesome set of music!

 

[damonsmith]

The Mexican composer Julio Estrada wrote some incredible work for Scodanibbio. One of the solos is on this album:

 

[Pablojmz]

Kaija Saariaho - Folia. This is a great piece, it involves electronics though.

 

[Pablojmz]

Kaija Saariaho - Folia. This is a great piece, it involves electronics though.

Sorry, i misread the OP. Saariaho is obviously European.

 

[Pablojmz]

piece for double bass duet written by the Colombian composer Carlos Quebrada.