Michael Montgomery: Giants & Gods: Five Quartets for Young Bassists

About the Quartets Giants & Gods is a suite of five accessible, inventive and colourful quartets for young double bassists. A number of playing effects are introduced, alongside harmonics and percussion, to create atmospheric and evocative soundscapes which are playable by quartet or larger forces. Ostinatos add energy and rhythmic momentum, each piece exploring different musical landscapes, and all are ideal for both ensemble study and recital repertoire.  Table of Contents Known for their great intellect and capacity for food and drink as well their incredibly large size, the giant king Gargantua and his son Pantagruel were the subjects of many a yarn in the series of five novels written by Francois Rabelais in the 1530s, an author who loved to poke fun at the way of life of his French contemporaries.  We are told by the ancient Greeks that Harmonia, the daughter of Aphrodite (the goddess of love) and Ares (the god of war), was a benevolent deity who sought to soothe strife and