Dorff: In a Deep Funk

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Title

Dorff: In a Deep Funk

Subject

Source

http://www.danieldorff.com/

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

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