John Ireland: The Holy Boy from Five Preludes, no. 3 for double bass and piano (arr. Andrew Kohn)

About the Arrangement

The Holy Boy is a tender, contemplative piece originally composed by John Ireland as a piano solo in 1913, later arranged by the composer for various instruments including cello and piano. This arrangement is beautifully adapted by Andrew Kohn for double bass and piano. The work captures a serene, devotional quality with its gentle melody and impressionistic harmonies, evoking the innocence and reverence suggested by its title.

Your purchase includes a double bass solo part and piano accompaniment parts in both orchestral and solo tuning.

About the Arranger

Andrew Kohn teaches string bass, music theory, and Music in World Cultures at West Virginia University. He holds his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh and received the only AD in double bass awarded by the Peabody Conservatory. His principal teachers included Eric Moe, Pablo Ortiz, Eugene Levinson, Eldon Obrecht, and Barry Green.

The former principal bassist of the National Chamber Orchestra and Harrisburg Symphonies, he is a member of the Pittsburgh Opera and Ballet Theatre Orchestras and an active soloist. His publications have appeared in the book On the Music of Stefan Wolpe (ed. Austin Clarkson) and the journals American String Teacher, Bass World, Double Reed, Fulcrum, Musica Hodie, Muzyka, and Perspectives of New Music; he has read papers at Wolpe Symposia and AMS and SEM conferences and has performed, lectured and adjudicated at international bass conventions.

He has recorded and edited for Music Minus One. His compositions have been broadcast nationally.