20th century rep

[Ken Smith]

I have a Simandl Tarantella. Ring any bells?

[stan haskins]

Wow, I didn't realize Simandl wrote any 20th century music, Ken.

Actually, I'm kind of interested in this Tarantell, though (I think I'm turning into kind of a Simandl fetishist, as I go through more of his etudes for the fourth or fifth time - it'll probably pass.)

More 20th century works for DB, anyone?

[Ken Smith]

http://www.billbentgen.com/bass/players/simandl.htm

He died in 1912 so it's just touching the 20th century. I will look at the Tarantella and see if it has any dates or Edits mentioned.

EDIT(3/4/06): Ok, this was edited by Fred Zimmerman. The piece is Opus 73. I have no clue when it was actually written, sorry.

also; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Mahler

I'm doing Mahler I at the end of this month and I have the solo..

Also for Solo the new piece called Harbison that's being performed around the country. That's a modern piece if I ever heard one!

Just Google it. Plenty to find on the 'net.

[JustinKujawski]

Generally when people say "20th century music" they are referring to music that is obviously diffrent from romantic period music that was still being written into the 20th century. Even composers such as Prokofiev, Mahler and Strauss who continued to write into the 1900's wrote some or all of their music in the romantic style.

For music that can uncontestably be considered 20th century we have to look to composers like Berio, Schuller, Tubin, Henze. Berio's Psy is a great peice but Stefano Scondanibbio prepared a transcription of Berio's Sequenza XIV (for cello) which some bass players and non-bass players (!) consider better than the original.

[stan haskins]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

I'm doing Mahler I at the end of this month and I have the solo..

Cool, Ken - Make sure you link us to the reviews!!

That piece is great, btw - When are you playing it?

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by stan haskins

Cool, Ken - Make sure you link us to the reviews!!

That piece is great, btw - When are you playing it?

I am playing it on the 30th. I never see any Reviews unless someone shows them to me that lives in the Area. I am in a different Township than where we we play and not much of a Newspaper guy anyway.

[stan haskins]

Yeah, Ken, the "reviews" comment was sort of an inside oke (way inside, like inside my own head). I've just spoken to other bassists who get to play that solo, and it always seems to be a big point - they're nervous about the reviews.

But really, I do love that piece, and I'm sure you will kill it. Unfortunately, I will be in New England, not PA, otherwise I would be planning to show up.

So, will you be playing it up the g-string? I talked to one guy last year who decided to cross strings for that solo.

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by stan haskins

Yeah, Ken, the "reviews" comment was sort of an inside oke (way inside, like inside my own head). I've just spoken to other bassists who get to play that solo, and it always seems to be a big point - they're nervous about the reviews.

But really, I do love that piece, and I'm sure you will kill it. Unfortunately, I will be in New England, not PA, otherwise I would be planning to show up.

So, will you be playing it up the g-string? I talked to one guy last year who decided to cross strings for that solo.

Well, I have played it all ways so far being up, across and a combination of the two. If I use a Bass with a 'D' neck 41-42" S.L., I will play it up the 'G' only as I get more expression and better vibrato that way. If I play it on my Storioni Bass, across might be the better way to go as the Bass is very even sounding but I need a 'taxi' to get back from the lower octave 'A' on the 'G'-string...lol ..(44 1/4" S.L.)..

At the moment I am back to playing my Martini (41 3/4 S.L.) as the Gilkes just went out for sale. I am liking it more now than I did a year ago as it is settling in nicely being here in USA now for almost 3 years. Most of that time it was either getting repaired, modified or being shown for sale. Now I am playing it until my Hart/Fendt is completed and will see then if I stick with it for awhile or put it back up for sale later in the year. The Ebay thing I do with these Basses is mostly promotion for my DB/Bow biz as I don't expect much to come from it directly.