In this Blank of Things, a Harmony

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Composer: Rae, Mary

Instrumentation: Double Bass and Piano

Publisher:

Recital Music

Product Code:	RMD1356
Publishers Number:	RMD1356
Language:	English
Condition:	New

Mary Rae was born in Washington D.C. in 1951 and grew up in Virginia. She studied flute and voice in Boston and, at the same time, received a BA in Spanish Languages and Literature from Boston University. Mary has always been interested in composition, and devised for herself a course of self-study. Aside from writing for double bass, she particularly likes writing for voice and piano and her works have been premiered in the United States, Great Britain and elsewhere.

Mary Rae is currently involved in the revitalisation efforts for the Cherokee language, which is severely endangered, as most indigenous languages are. She has studied the language for a number of years, and recently achieved teacher certification from the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma, something which is rare for second language learners. Mary has been working at writing settings for Cherokee hymns with the aim of uniting two of her great interests.

In this Blank of Things, a Harmony is a colourful and engaging piece which is aimed at the intermediate bassist, and offers accessible musical and…

In this Blank of Things, a Harmony is a colourful and engaging piece which is aimed at the intermediate bassist, and offers accessible musical and technical challenges exploring a wealth of inventive and evocative sound worlds. The piano accompaniment creates an atmospheric cushion of sound which successfully complements the long and lyrical lines produced by the solo double bass.

The edition includes piano accompaniments for both solo and orchestral tunings.

In This Blank of Things, a Harmony (In Memory of Ruth Gipps)
The title is a line from one of William Wordsworth’s earliest poems, “Written in Very Early Youth.” Here is an excerpt:

Now, in this blank of things, a harmony, home-felt, and home-created, comes to heal that grief for which the senses still supply fresh food; for only then, when memory
is hushed, am I at rest.

“This early poem was a promise of things to come from Wordswoth, just as Ruth Gipps’ musical composition as a child was the opening to her long and amazing career as a composer. This piece was written in honour of all that she accomplished.” [Mary Rae]

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