Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 piece |
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Composition Year | 1985 ca. |
Genre Categories | Duets; For cello, double bass; Scores featuring the cello; |
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Work Title | Duo for Violoncello and Contrabass |
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Composer | Sydeman, William Jay |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IWS 49 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 piece |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1985 ca. |
First Publication. | 2013 |
Dedication | Lubo Georgiev |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 3 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Modern |
Piece Style | Modern |
Instrumentation | cello, double bass |
Duo for VC and CB was written in 1985 for Lubo Georgiev (principal cellist with the Sacramento Symphony) and his beautiful contrabass wife. This is quite a virtuosic work, especially for the cello, which exploits the high register to balance the low bass. Actually there is a long section where both instruments are playing in treble clef, the bass doing harmonics in ostinato as the cello plays rapid 16ths in this high register... lively and exciting!
– W. Jay Sydeman