Alessio Manega: Ebony Fantasy for double bass and piano

About the Composition

The first movement takes its inspiration from another bass piece I composed, Larix Decidua. I realised that the musical material I had used in that piece could still be elaborated, in fact the sounds and ideas come from that piece, but developed in another way.

The second movement takes its cue from a melody I composed years ago, and this was the right time to use it in a piece for double bass. A reference to the music of American Beauty.

The third movement takes its cue from today's fusion music and Djent music. A piece in song form that takes advantage of the instrument's singability and puts it into dialogue sometimes as a soloist sometimes as an accompanist.

Piano parts in orchestral and solo tuning are included with your purchase.

About the Composer

Born in Soave in 1990, I obtained his High School diploma at the N. Nani Art Institute in Verona and studied electric guitar at Lams in Verona with professors Rodolfo Speri and Roberto Vanni. I graduated in Composition with top marks, traditional order, at the E.F. Dall'Abaco Conservatory in Verona under the guidance of Maestro Federico Zandonà .

I subsequently graduated from the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome under the guidance of Maestro Ivan Fedele with top marks. Over the years, I have been awarded numerous national and international prizes. In June 2017, I was awarded the National Prize for Music Day by the President of the Chamber of Deputies Laura Boldrini, in which all the best students from Italian conservatories who have distinguished themselves in major international competitions were honoured.

I'm the winner of national and international competitions including: First Prize at the International Competition '2 Agosto', Bologna: First Prize at the International Competition 'Mariani-Pratella', Ravenna; First Prize at the International Competition 'Gramatio Metallo', Avellino and many others. My pieces are published by the Preludio publishing house in Milan and with the American Cimarron Press Music.

In 2019 the Duo kubin Cd - The Other Side: Contemporary music for Piano and Electric Guitar - Duo Kubin, 2019, third track - Kubicromie - for Piano and Electric Guitar was released. My music has been performed in Europe, America and Asia. I collaborated with ensembles such as FontanaMix Ensemble, Achrome Ensemble, Altre Voci Ensemble and performers such as Roberto Prosseda,Szymon Marciniak, Marina Boselli, Gail Robertson, Robbert Vos and many others.