Miloslav Gajdoš: Sextdecimet for 16 Double Basses

About the Composition Sextdeciment was composed for 16 bassists from 12 countries and was premiered on 20 March 1997 at Kloster Michaelstein International Workshop in Germany, with a second performance the following day. Sextdecimet is a monumental and impressive work which features a solo for each bass alongside tutti passages which explore and exploit the entire range of the double bass. The music is primarily in four or eight parts and in a tonal and traditional style, with each stand/desk of two bassists playing the same part. Sextdecimet is perfect for any massed double bass festival or workshop, playable with or without a conductor, and would be a spectacular finale to any concert. The bassists at the premiere were: Desk 1 - Miloslav Gajdoš & Klaus TrumpfDesk 2 - Ovidiu Badila & Radoslav ŠašinaDesk 3 - Rudolf Senn & Hans RoelofsenDesk 4 - Petia Bagovska & Alexander MichnoDesk 5 - Miloslav Jelínek & Markus RexDesk 6 - Paul Erhard & Antal SzentirmaiDesk 7 -