Composition for a dancing double bass player with double bass and electronics
Dedicated to Jocelyne Rudasigwa
On stage, a double bass player plays with one arm wrapped around the neck of her instrument, her movements becoming a dance. How does it sound from the bass player's perspective when she moves while playing? The audience is not moved (physically), but the acoustic space created for this purpose is. This is created by a multi-channel loudspeaker setting that has been set up around the audience. The notes played by the double bassist, the spatial and sonic processing of these by the performer on the electronics, and the bassist's dance movements are closely linked and interrelated.