Simón García: The Luck of the Irish for Double Bass Sextet

About the Composition The Luck of the Irish is for the advanced sextet and also exists in a version for double bass quartet. It has an amazing rhythmic drive and momentum, is a fun and exciting piece exploiting all the colors and timbres available to the double bass sextet. Simón García writes: 'The Luck of the Irish is written with an Irish flavor. I wrote it for Barry Green and it was premiered and performed during a 'Barry Green and friends' tour in January and February 2013 in the USA. I wrote it with a joyful and carefree feel as if it was a traditional Irish reel or jig. At the beginning the theme is presented with one bass alone, gradually adding the other instruments as if it were a spontaneous meeting (jam) in an Irish pub. In the first part, you can recognize some characteristic sounds such as tin whistle, bouzouki ́s strumming, and bodhran ́s rhythms, and in the second part the same theme is processed in a more rhythmic and fun way with an accompaniment reminiscent of the