Teppo Hauta-aho (1941-2001) was the most prolific composer in the history of the double bass and composed for every ability level, from the beginner to the virtuoso. His music is evocative and atmospheric, shaped by jazz and contemporary styles, and the influence of the dramatic and bleak landscapes and vistas of his native Finland are captured throughout his engaging and accessible music.
A Tribute to František was composed for Pošta100, completed in October 2017, a project devised by David Heyes to celebrate the anniversary of the 100…th birthday of the Czech double bass virtuoso František Pošta in 2019.
The piece is in one extended movement, exploring a wealth of colours and textures throughout the solo range of the double bass, creating a work of enormous scope and breadth. Melodies played in harmonic alongside pizzicato double stops create a unique sound world which is both evocative and atmospheric. Teppo Hauta-aho studied with František Pošta in Prague in the 1960s and David studied in Prague with František in the late 1980s, and both Teppo and David composed works and gave concerts in František Pošta’s memory since his death.
A Tribute to František is dedicated to ‘David Heyes and the Bass World’.
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