David Heyes: Passchendaele - a Meditation for 2 double basses & piano

About the Composition Passchendaele - a Meditation for 2 double basses and piano was inspired by an iconic photograph of Australian gunners on a duckboard track in Château Wood near Hooge taken by by Frank Hurley on 29 October 1917.   The music is simple and slow-moving, contrasting strong and powerful emotions from the two soloists, set against a simple and repetitive accompaniment that subtly underpins the melodic lines. There are opportunities to display the lyrical and sonorous qualities of the double bass, whether as a duet or in the two solo soliloquies, which eventually die away into nothingness and into the mists of time.  The original version for 2 double basses and string quartet was premiered at Lanlivery Church (Lanlivery, Cornwall) on Saturday, 17 July 2015, by David Heyes (double bass), Joe Prindl (double bass) and the Liskeard Chamber Players.  About the Arrangement The version for 2 double basses and piano was premiered on Sunday 25 October 2015 at Clifton College (Bri