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Now in its second edition the acclaimed volume is more than a book about the contrabass, but an introduction to string playing at a time in the history of Western music when timbre has finally ascended to its rightful role among musical parameters. It articulates the real musical image and potential of the contrabass, and introduces new concepts, aesthetics, and techniques.
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"A first rate book for aspiring composers. The drawings are clear, as are the explanations of ideas and sounds; the variety of material is tremendous and it is very easy to use, with the authoritative clarity which abounds in every chapter. It is both scholarly and inspiring, definitive and comprehensive; a milestone in the search for new timbres which is the cornerstone of Turetzky's philosophy, at the same time futuristic and deeply traditional. The search for timbre is also the search for beauty."--"Contact
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Bertram Turetzky, the foremost contrabassist in America today, is a member of the Music Department at the University of California, San Diego.
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- PublisherUniversity of California Press
- Publication date1974
- ISBN 10 0520022912
- ISBN 13 9780520022911
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages127
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The Contemporary Contrabass (The New Instrumentation)
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University of California Press, Berkeley
(1974)
ISBN 10: 0520022912
ISBN 13: 9780520022911
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Book Description Softcover. 1st Edition. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition. Stiff card covers in spiral binding - as issued. Covers very lightly rubbed at the lower edges and corners. Sound disc in pocket at rear. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. Includes musical notation. 114 pages. A book by Bertram Turetzky, renowned American double bass soloist and composer, which shows a number of new and interesting ways of playing the double bass including featuring it as a solo performance vehicle with no other instrumental accompaniment. The Book is organized it into the following chapters - Pizzicato, New Directions in Bowing, The Bass as a Drum, Vocal and Speech Sounds, Harmonics, Miscellanea, Amplication and Electronic Effects. These new ways of playing and writing for the instrument are illustrated with copious musical examples. Includes sound disc in rear pocket. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. Seller Inventory # 318001
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