Judith Bailey: 5 Miniatures for double bass & piano

About the Compositions Composed for the BIBF's One Minute Wonders project in 2006, these five short, colorful, and inventive pieces are aimed at the intermediate bassist and have lively and inventive accompaniments. Each has its own character and message to convey, contrasting moods and styles in a tonal and very accessible style. Effective music for any concert or audience, they can be performed singly or as a suite, with challenges which are accessible and approachable. Judith Bailey is a prolific composer and has written a number of works for double bass including a one-movement Concerto for double bass, using the two bar theme of Haydn's lost concerto as its inspiration. About the Composer Judith Bailey was born in Cornwall and studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, specializing in clarinet, piano, conducting, and composition. Since 1971, she has worked freelance, conducting the Petersfield Orchestra and Southampton Concert Orchestra for around thirty years and producing