Bass Monsters is originally for double bass quartet and was arranged for double bass and piano by the composer Simón García. It is a fun,…
Bass Monsters is originally for double bass quartet and was arranged for double bass and piano by the composer Simón García. It is a fun, exciting and vibrant piece which is aimed at the advanced bassist. It has a great rhythmic energy and momentum, using the entire range of the solo double bass, and has been popular with bassists and audiences alike.
This edition includes piano accompaniments for both solo and orchestral tunings.
Simón García writes: “Bass Monsters was commissioned by Claus Freudenstein, leader of the international double bass ensemble of the same name who play rock music as a Double Bass, Quartet. The piece begins with an introduction in epic style where, little by little, the music reaches a climax and from here the main piece begins, which was inspired by the British Heavy Metal ‘Iron Maiden’.
To give the maximum possible realism I wrote it the same as any song of this style, with slow and fast differentiated parts, lyrics and chorus, guitar solo… Accompaniments with a rhythmic force along, with virtuosic solos, make this piece very fresh and very forceful. The changes of sections and modulations surprise the audience at every moment and the piece transmits an energy that soon spreads.”
