Double Bass extended techniques

[tomojacobson]

Hey,

Does any of you know something about double bass extended techniques bibliography?
I want to incorporate that more professionally in my free improv playing.
Do you also have some contemporary music recordings/literature with double bass extended techniques to recommend?

thanks and take care!
tomo

 

[Dogbertday]

See:: Mark Dresser

Also, I once put a trumpet mouth piece in the endpin hole and played it.

I don't know of any organized glossary though.

 

[tomojacobson]

yeah, i know Dresser.
good idea with the mouthpiece! how did that sound?

 

[Tom Lane]

Ask Damon Smith. If I'm not mistaken, he ought to at least have some suggestions for you.

 

[tomojacobson]

thanks tcl!
but how do i find him on the forum? (sorry, i'm a newbie...)

 

[Sean Riddle]

Check out Luciano Berio's sequenza for double bass. Really weird extended techniques.

 

[Tom Lane]

Try this link, found via the search function on the site using *Damon Smith* as the search term. http://www.talkbass.com/members/damonsmith.72930/

 

[Huy Nguyen]

Mark Dresser has a talk about extended techniques. It's available for purchase at MikesMastersClasses.com

 

[PaulCannon]

Yep, Mark Dresser's dvd "Guts" is a good source.

There's also a very good book by Bertram Turetzky called "the contemporary contrabass". Try to find it at a library because the book itself costs hundreds of dollars.

 

[PaulCannon]

While you're at it, look up some YouTube videos of Stefano Scodanibbio.

 

[Co.]

And look up Fernando Grillo, Scodanibbios former teacher:


There is also a nice book by Jean-Pierre Robert about extended techniques: "Modes of playing the double bass"

 

[Co.]

Also Barry Guy and Clayton Thomas for Extended-Preparation-Impro-Stuff: