Music Resource Item Type Metadata
Composer
Dorff, Daniel (b. 1956).
Gender
Male
Work
In a Deep Funk: Dance Set for Unaccompanied Contra. Bryn Mawr, PA: Theodore Presser.
1. Hustle Misterioso
2. Twist Variations
3. Bear Hug
4. Funk Scherzo
1. Hustle Misterioso
2. Twist Variations
3. Bear Hug
4. Funk Scherzo
Duration
14 minutes
Description
This piece was commissioned by the Las Vegas Sundowners Lions Club for the 1988 International Contrabassoon Festival, and was premiered by Roger Soren at the 1997 IDRS Conference in Evanston, IL. This is a long and technically very challenging piece that ascends to written C5, with an optional D5. It uses a jazz/pop idiom and is fun to play and to listen to, however, perhaps a single movement at a time.
Reference
The Double Reed 21/2, p. 113.
Date Range of Work
1988, 1997