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Of
Bow and Touch
(Double
Bass and Piano). Premiered
in October 2001 in Long Beach, CA. Also available as: (Cello and Piano). Premiered
in February 2004 in San Francisco, CA. Audio clip of "Of Wood and Touch" performed by Gianna Abondolo, cello, and Teresa McCollough, piano, in a live concert at Old First Church in San Francisco, CA.. Also available as: (Viola and Piano). Premiered in April 2006 in Abilene, TX. Audio clip of "Of String and Touch" performed by Peter Neubert, viola, and STacy Kawk, piano, in a live concert. |
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"Of Bow and Touch is a very effective and accessible work, with artful melodies and inventive use of harmonies and textures." ------- Hans Sturm, Bass World Magazine, 2001 "...a very interesting and effective work." ------- Gordon Rumson, Music & Vision Magazine, May 2001 Winner of a 2001 award from The International Society of Bassists.
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| The bassoon and piano version of this piece, Of Breath and Touch, is featured on Carolyn Beck's 2005 CD, Beck and Call, on Crystal Records CD 846. Click CD for more info. |
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Of
Bow and Touch is a passionate
and exciting piece for a double bass and piano duo, and offers an adventurous
bassist a broad range of music to explore within a single movement. At
the suggestion of my friend and colleague Adrienne Albert, and with a
nod to my bassist pal Steve Wolf who enlightened me when I took the instrument
into the range usually reserved for the, uh, piccolo, I wrote this adaptation
of my 1999 bassoon and piano work, Of Breath and Touch. In its
new incarnation, the piece presents challenging recital literature for
bassists that I hope will also enthuse audiences.
Being a firm believer in the "more bang for the buck" theory of creative work, I also made an adaptation of this piece for cello and piano, titled Of Wood and Touch, and violist Peter Neubert suggested and aided with bringing the piece to his neck of the wooded instruments, with Of String and Touch.
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