Description

Theme and 32 Variations Adapted from Otakar Sevcik, Op. 3 for Violin, Comporehensive Review of Strokes
Composer: Otakar Sevcik
Editor: Gaelen McCormick
Format: Softcover
Instrumentation: Double Bass
Gaelen McCormick’s third installment of Mastering the Bow provides bass students and performers a comprehensive review of bow strokes. Adapted from Otakar Sevcik’s Op. 3 for violin, McCormick challenges bassists to carefully examine the way their bow interacts with the string across the core set of bow strokes; Detache, Martele, Brush, Spiccato, Sautille, and Ricochet.
David Allen Moore of the USC Thornton School of Music and the Los Angeles Philharmonic touts this edition as a, « …vital step in bringing our available resources in line with those that upper string players have enjoyed for years and an essential part of any aspiring bassist’s library! »