Rodrigo Mata: SOUNDSCAPES for double bass quartet

About the Composition This work is a small suite with three short movements related to a majestic nature scene (The Sky, the Sea, and the Earth). The first one is a slow and quiet choral about the sky as if we were looking deeply into it.  The second movement is related to the sea and is an "andante con anima" tempo. It has a continuous pizzicato line to show the harmony, imitating the waves coming and going, and a bowed melody on the first bass. Finally, the third movement is related to the earth and starts with percussive effects on different parts of the bass, also granular sound and scratch with the bow, imitating the sound of the earth crunching, then the melodic theme is based on a Mexican rhythm and harmony progression from the "huapango."  It is a fairly accessible piece for beginner and intermediate bassists. Commissioned Work Commissioned by David Heyes and Co-commissioned by: Chris Clark, Elizabeth Harré, Susan Hagen, Martin Penning, Lynn Hannings, Chris Kosky, Malachy O´Ne