Senad Gacevic: Folk Songs for Four: Seven Folk Songs for double bass quartet

About the Composition

This volume brings together six folk songs from Bosnia, Belgium and Albania alongside an original short quartet by the Montenegrin composer Senad Gačević. Aimed at the intermediate quartet, these are lively, rhythmic and spirited songs which lend themselves well to the double bass quartet medium.

Some quartets are short and succinct but the addition of repeats, different dynamics and articulations will create new performance possibilities for each ensemble. Playable as a suite or individually and ideal as encores, these are useful as both study and concert repertoire. The clarity of textures and excellent part-writing ensures that these are fun for performers and audience alike.

About the Composer

Senad Gačević (b.1962) was born in Podgorica (Montenegro - ex Yugoslavia) and studied composition, alongside music theory and pedagogy, at the University of Montenegro - Music Academy with Prof. Željko Brkanović and at the Conservatory "Peter Iljich Tcaykovsky" with Prof. Nikolay Sideljnikov.

He is a Professor at University of Montenegro - Music Academy and is the composer of is solo, instrumental, chamber, symphony and vocal music, including music for theatre and film. His music has been performed throughout Europe including Italy, Spain, France, Russia, Ukraine, Austria, Turkey, Romania, Albania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosna i Hercegovina, North Macedonia and Kosovo.

Senad Gačević is active as an ethnomusicologist and has made many arrangements of folk music from Montenegro and the Balkan area for different ensembles. His music for double bass is dedicated to the Montenegrin ensemble "Bassonegro".

He received state awards of Montenegro "Oktoih" (2018) for excellent work in pedagogy and "13. July" (2022) national award for national important work in art and science.