Christopher Field has a lifetime’s experience of singing and teaching stretching back to 1953 when he was a chorister at the coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II. Later he won a choral exhibition to Trinity College, Cambridge, a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music and an Arts Council of Great Britain award for postgraduate study with Frederick Husler in Switzerland.
His subsequent career as a schoolmaster at Dulwich College was combined with work as a concert baritone, choral conducting, and teaching singing and double bass. For many years a number of his teaching works have been included in the graded examination syllabuses of the leading examination boards.
Chirstopher Field's All at Sea!, subtitled 'A Nautical Medley', brings together four sea-themed pieces in a fun and accessible piece for the intermediate double bassist.…
Chirstopher Field’s All at Sea!, subtitled ‘A Nautical Medley’, brings together four sea-themed pieces in a fun and accessible piece for the intermediate double bassist. Remaining in bass clef throughout and with few technical challenges, this is a piece which offers much to performers and audiences alike.
The tunes are expertly linked to create an extended work with a supportive piano part which is written with the teacher, rather than the virtuoso, in mind. An enjoyable piece for young bassists of all ages! The four jolly and rhythmic tunes used are Hearts of Oak, The Arethusa, Tom Bowling and Rule Britannia.
Good stirring music and well written for the progressing young bassist.