
| Product Code: | RMD1145 |
| Publishers Number: | RMD1145 |
| Language: | English |
| Condition: | New |
David’s collaborative work gained him a prestigious award from the David Walter Charitable Trust of New York for his pioneering activities as a soloist, teacher, publisher, and commissioner of new music for double bass and he works with composers throughout the world to expand the double bass repertoire by commissioning new music and by rediscovering forgotten ones. Since 1983 more than 700 works have been written for him, music from one to twenty basses and from beginner to virtuoso, and he has premiered ten contemporary concertos with orchestra.
David began to compose in 2013 and has had music performed and recorded in 29 countries across five continents. He is a D’Addario Performing Artist and has recently commissioned a solo double bass from British master-luthier Martin Penning.
Te Puia o Whakaari – Scenes of The Dramatic Volcano by David Heyes is an exciting and vibrant work that can be played by the…
The music features contrasting episodes in the history of this active and powerful volcano. An underlying drone emphasizes the ever-present danger, above which two solo basses sing short musical motifs in harmonics, alongside sudden dramatic changes of rhythmic energy and ferocity. There is something of interest for each player and basses 3 and 4 remain in the lower positions.
The full Māori name for the island is ‘Te Puia o Whakaari’, meaning ‘The Dramatic Volcano’ or ‘to make visible’. It was named ‘White Island’ and ‘discovered’ by Captain Cook on 1 October 1769 because it always appeared to be in a cloud of white steam. It is New Zealand’s most active cone volcano and has been built up by continuous volcanic activity over the past 150,000 years. the music encompasses contrasting episodes in the history of this most active and dramatic volcano.
‘Te Puia o Whakaari – Scenes of The Dramatic Volcano’ was premiered on Saturday 6 May 2017 at Blackwell Hall, Weston Library, Oxford (UK).
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