Author: Rose Legge
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James Pritchard Waud and James Haydn Waud
The history of the double bass has always held an enormous fascination for me, especially the players, teachers and composers, and over the past 40 years I have enjoyed rediscovering overlooked, long forgotten or unknown works. Each piece of music is part of the rich double bass heritage, every composer has made a unique contribution…
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The Fascinating Life of Karel Reiner
Sonata for double bass & piano “Karel Reiner (1910–79) – a major missing voice in Czech music – suffered under both of twentieth-century Europe’s major tyrannies. As a Jew he was imprisoned by the Nazis, miraculously surviving a series of atrocities: Terezín, Auschwitz, a camp near Dachau and a death march. Then, back in Prague…
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Lost Beauty
Music for Double Bass by František Hertl and Contemporaries Szymon Mariniak – double bass. Jongsuk Kim – piano Solaire Records SOL1018 Lost Beauty is a wonderful CD on so many different levels – amazingly beautiful and informed performances, informative programme notes and stylishly produced packaging. It brings together two of the finest double bass sonatas…
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The double bass is a strange instrument!
We are part of the string family when it suits our smaller instrumental cousins and excluded when it doesn’t. Not that anything has changed during my 41-year career as a professional bassist. Many Heads of Strings have been wonderful to work with, some less so, and my final one always thought I should know my…
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Tuning your instrument
Unless you are blessed with perfect pitch, at some point you will need to consider how to accurately tune your instrument. Of course, if you’re a pianist, you just get someone who has been trained to do it for you. Not cheap, but easy! So, there are choices to be made, and there is plenty…
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Music Stands Part 3 …. The Orchestra
Your standard foldable music stand will almost certainly have been your introduction to the world of music stands. Orchestral and conductor stands are the next stage. These tend to be more robust in construction, have a non-folding desk, and are specifically designed for use by players in an orchestral situation – either in the pits…
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Music Stands Part 2
You may have thought from our review of the K&M 101 music stand that it was the be all and end all. Music stand nirvana! Well, it’s a very, very good stand. I loved it because I knew I could rely on it. But there some more options to it than that, and choices to…
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Trombone Stands
We think the two offerings by Hercules and K&M are the best ones to choose from. They all offer good stability with rubber feet giving solid grip, and have good height adjustability. Two K&M offerings are the 14985 and the149/9 which is a bit more expensive but more robust in its’ construction. The best-selling 14985…
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Trumpet Stands
The lightweight K&M trumpet stand (model number 15213) we think represents a good choice for your trumpet. There are 5 legs which fit inside the bell and give excellent stability, and the rubber peg tip and felt pads give a good secure hold and protects your trumpet from scratches. The entire stand can fit inside…