
| Product Code: | RMD1567 |
| Publishers Number: | RMD1567 |
| Published date:: | Oct-24 |
| Language: | English |
| Condition: | New |
Professionally, Armand Russell played double bass in many orchestras including the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops Tour Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic and Civic Orchestras, and Honolulu Symphony. For five years he taught as a visiting Professor at the Eastman School of Music. From 1961 to 1994 he taught at the University of Hawaii Music Department and retired as Professor emeritus in 1994.
While at the University of Hawaii he taught music theory, composition and double bass and also served as Chair of the Music Department for seven years.
Armand Russell’s compositional style is confident and direct with a clarity of line and texture always to the fore. A modern, yet lyrical and accessible style, has created works which communicate equally to performers and audiences alike and he has made, and continues to make, a unique and valuable contribution to the double bass literature throughout a long and successful career.
Armand Russell died in October 2023 at the age of 92 years.
Lyric Sonata was composed in 2009 and is aimed at the intermediate bassist. It has three colourful and engaging movements, with the emphasis on the…
Lyric Sonata is written entirely in bass clef and offers accessible and interesting study or concert repertoire for the progressing bassist.
Currently set on the Trinity College London Grade 6 Group A: Con Moto (3rd Movement) and the Music Teachers Board – Grade 7
Armand Russell composed a wealth of double bass music for younger players, each piece offering a range of musical and technical challenges, and all written in a confident, appealing and easily approachable style.
Lyric Sonata is only available in orchestral tuning.
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