Etude No. 5 - "The Mystery"
Xavier FoleyPiece Duration: 2:38
About this Piece
Sheet Music Excerpt / Purchase: https://xavierfoley.com/products/mystery
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
— 0:14
Description:
Keywords: Chromatic , Harmony - Misc. , Legato , Oblique Motion
Description:
This Etude opens with an ominous, slow moving melody! This melody moves chromatically by half step above a sustained open D String!
Keywords: Chromatic , Harmony - Misc. , Legato , Oblique Motion
Time Stamp:
0:12
— 0:59
Description:
Keywords: Bass Line , Chromatic , Counterpoint - Misc. , Double Stops , Largo , Legato , Polyphony
Description:
Using double stops, the bassist plays a melody and a bass line, two lines of counterpoint, on one instrument! The bass line moves chromatically, up and down by half step.
(Note: Use the sheet music excerpt, measures 4-20, to identify the lowest notes in each double stop as the bass line)
Keywords: Bass Line , Chromatic , Counterpoint - Misc. , Double Stops , Largo , Legato , Polyphony