Etude No. 4 - “The Hunt"
Xavier FoleyPiece 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:
Keywords: Glissando , Range - Expressive Elements
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:
Keywords: Double Stops , Interval - Harmonic , Parallel Motion
Description:
Listen as the bassist plays double stops! In this section, they are playing parallel fourths.
Keywords: Double Stops , Interval - Harmonic , Parallel Motion