Description

Festive Suite offers musical and technical challenges in equal measure and is aimed at the intermediate Double Bass, Quartet or ensemble. Miloslav Gajdoš has a …unique talent to write music that is idiomatic and inventive, showcasing the qualities and possibilities of the Double Bass, Quartet, and explores the entire range and register of the double bass
Festive Suite comprises three contrasting pieces (Fanfare & Sonnet / Memorial (Tryzna) / Hymnus). The outer movements abound with rhythmic energy, offering musical and technical challenges in equal measure, with a lyrical and sonorous middle movement which demonstrates the singing qualities of the double bass.
Miloslav Gajdoš has composed a wealth of music for double bass over the past fifty years and writes in a traditional and tonal style which offers music which is popular with players and audiences alike.