This is a bit of a long-shot but I thought it was worth a try!
When I was a child, I remember a piece being played quite often at conventions / masterclasses and the like. I always really liked it but it was too difficult for me. I have been thinking about it recently, having coming back to the bass from a long period away from it, and wondering if I could find the sheet music. Unfortunately, I cannot remember its name or the composer. As a very long shot, I thought I might ask here in case it rings any bells from my description.
It was unaccompanied and must have been written before 2005. It was quite often played by students either just before or at the start of music college so was quite flashy but not astronomically difficult (especially since I think standards have shot up since then in the UK). I don’t think it was particularly long.
The feature I remember is that the main tune was quite dramatic, either in D minor or the Dorian mode and was played mostly double-stopped with the open D string, fortissimo. It was tunefully rather than atonal. The theme recapitulated a few times often after dramatic changes of mood, sometimes with a gliss. back to it and, I think on one occasion, being played in harmonics or false harmonics.
Style-wise it was very similar to some of Miloslav Gajdos’ music but, perhaps a bit less sophisticated. I have been searching though Gajdos’ music to see if he wrote it but I can’t find it.
Seeing as I recognise most of the music that is on the grade syllabuses in the UK, I imagine if it was reasonably popular then it would remain reasonably popular now, so I thought I would ask in case anyone could piece it together from my description!
When I was a child, I remember a piece being played quite often at conventions / masterclasses and the like. I always really liked it but it was too difficult for me. I have been thinking about it recently, having coming back to the bass from a long period away from it, and wondering if I could find the sheet music. Unfortunately, I cannot remember its name or the composer. As a very long shot, I thought I might ask here in case it rings any bells from my description.
It was unaccompanied and must have been written before 2005. It was quite often played by students either just before or at the start of music college so was quite flashy but not astronomically difficult (especially since I think standards have shot up since then in the UK). I don’t think it was particularly long.
The feature I remember is that the main tune was quite dramatic, either in D minor or the Dorian mode and was played mostly double-stopped with the open D string, fortissimo. It was tunefully rather than atonal. The theme recapitulated a few times often after dramatic changes of mood, sometimes with a gliss. back to it and, I think on one occasion, being played in harmonics or false harmonics.
Style-wise it was very similar to some of Miloslav Gajdos’ music but, perhaps a bit less sophisticated. I have been searching though Gajdos’ music to see if he wrote it but I can’t find it.
Seeing as I recognise most of the music that is on the grade syllabuses in the UK, I imagine if it was reasonably popular then it would remain reasonably popular now, so I thought I would ask in case anyone could piece it together from my description!
