Tony Osborne's Blues-Style (1981)

Courtesy of Tony Osborne and David Heyes/ Recital Music.
Tony Osborne's Blues-Style. Performed by Emily, XM and PY from d'Bassists on 31 May 2007 at Esplanade Concourse, Singapore. Esplanade Presents At The Concourse: Basso Bravo!
Video URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6egzs_Rx464


Tony Osborne's Blues-Style for 3 Double Basses, is an appealing piece of music. I find it lively and rhythmic. It's a fun piece of music to play! Enjoy the above video clip.


Taken during one of our rehearsals.

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About Tony Osborne:
(adapted from notes by David Heyes, 2004)

Tony Osborne is an important double bass educationalist and composer who has made significant contributions to the double bass literature.

In 2001, Tony Osborne was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM) for his pioneering and important work for the double bass.

For more about Tony Osborne, please visit the following websites:

http://www.ozzape.com/tony (Tony Osborne's website)
http://www.musiciansgallery.com (A-Z search, under "O")

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Music available from:
http://www.tutti.co.uk
(sheet music/double bass - Publisher: Recital Music, UK)

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Related posts:
Basso Bravo
Music for Trio

Performed on 31 May 2007: Bach's Air

Esplanade Presents At The Concourse: Basso Bravo!
J.S. Bach's Air (for Double Bass duet) (arranged by Buell Neidlinger). Performed by Emily and PY from d'Bassists on 31 May 2007 at Esplanade Concourse, Singapore.

(URL of video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boLqoK5Er_0)

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You may also read about our rehearsals of Bach's Air here:
- Rehearsing Bach's Air
- An evening of duets and trios

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About J.S. Bach:

J.S. Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany, in 1685 and died in 1750 (he was 65 when he died). He came from a long family history of professional muscicians including church organists and composers (view source here)

Also visit:
http://www.jsbach.org

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About Buell Neidlinger:

Born in New York City in 1936, cellist/bassist Buell Neidlinger has been at or near the center of the American music scene since the early fifties. As a child he studied with Luigi Silva and Gregor Piatigorsky, and was well on the way to a career as a cello soloist when he developed an interest in jazz bass...

For more about Buell Neidlinger, please visit: http://www.k2b2.com/neidlinger.html

Also see:
Ludwin Music

Performed on 31 May 2007: Neopolitanian Dance

P.I. Tchaikovsky's Neopolitanian Dance (from Swan Lake) (arranged by G. Mouzyka). Performed by d'Bassists on 31 May 2007 at Esplanade Concourse. Title of performance: Esplanade Presents: At the Concourse: Basso Bravo!


Swan Lake is a ballet scored by Tchaikovsky. It is based on German folktales. The storyline goes like this: Odette, who has been changed into a swan by Rothbath, draws the attention of Prince Siegfried. Prince Siegfried is subsequently seduced by Rothbath’s daughter, Odile, as a black swan.

Swan Lake was the first time Tchaikovsky was to complete a composition for the ballet. To familiarize himself with the demands of the art form he studied the ballet music of the period.

Neopolitanian Dance is originally written for a trumpet solo.

References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_Lake
http://www.balletmet.org/Notes/SwanHist.html
http://classicalmusic.about.com/od/historyofballet/a/swanlakeproa.htm

28 Dec 2006 rehearsal

I. Berlin, Ragtime (Double Bass Quartet)

Rehearsal (28 Dec 06)
I. Berlin's Ragtime (arranged by G. Mouzyka)


URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTvQOg2ad-I