Etude No. 4 - “The Hunt"

Xavier Foley
Piece Duration: 1:43

About this Piece

Sheet Music Excerpt / Purchase: https://xavierfoley.com/products/etude-no-4-the-hunt-for-solo-double-bass 

Rhythmic Duration / Rhythmic Pattern: Looking at the sheet music excerpt, we can find a rhythmic pattern: an eighth note and two sixteenth notes! 
       [ti tiri  /  du deta  /  ta dimi  /  1 +a] 

  • Try speaking this pattern
  • Try tapping it on your knees
  • Try playing it on an instrument!

Table of Contents - Bass Etudes featured:
No. 4 - "The Hunt"
No. 5 - "The Mystery"
No. 7 - "Waves"
No. 8 - "Heaven"
No. 9 - "Col Legno Master"

Notable Passages

Time Stamp: 0:00 — 0:07
Description:

This piece begins with a fiery glissando, played down the entire range of the fingerboard. The hunt begins!


Keywords: Glissando , Range - Expressive Elements

Time Stamp: 0:12 — 0:25
Description:

Listen as the bassist plays double stops! In this section, they are playing parallel fourths.


Keywords: Double Stops , Interval , Parallel Motion