{"product_id":"kurth-pizzicato-suite-in-a-minor","title":"Michael Kurth: Pizzicato Suite in A minor for solo double bass","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Composition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAre you a classical player who's working on your pizz technique? Good, you need to. Are you a jazzer doing solo gigs who's weary of ripping off Ray Brown solos, but deserves a break from relying on improv all the time? Or do you occasionally forget your bow?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's a Bach-esque suite in six movements for all of you, with plenty of left-hand challenges to execute while you show off your pizzicato prowess.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBonus: the suite also works well when played in a swing style and incorporating some improv. Guaranteed to impress your classical buddies with your jazziness, and impress your jazzer friends with your legititude.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou'll receive two PDF versions, one with the composer's fingerings and bowings, the other mercifully free and awaiting your own edits.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Michael Kurth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eKurth has been a member of the Atlanta Symphony bass section since 1994. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Kurth thinks most artist biographies are pretentious and boring, and feels a welcome sense of liberation, not to mention mischief, when writing about himself in the third person. He further believes that all artist biographies should include whether the artist prefers cats or dogs, or is ambivalent. He allows that there is room for ambivalence on this issue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eKurth prefers dogs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe also enjoys shrimp burritos, dive bars, road trips, thrift stores, found art, shiny pants, folk plumbing, collecting odd musical instruments, neologism, and bourbon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKurth was born in 1971 in Virginia and grew up near Baltimore. He started playing the bass in fourth grade, went to public schools, and got his Bachelor’s Degree at Peabody Conservatory, where he studied bass with Harold Robinson. He also studied cello and viola at Peabody, and did okay at cello, but his ham-fisted viola playing caused his roommate Rick to forbid him from ever practicing it in their dorm room.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe once stole one of those convex security mirrors, just to savor the irony, but he feels a lingering sense of guilt, even though it was laying in a pile of stuff that was probably destined for the dumpster anyway. But still.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eKurth has been a member of the Atlanta Symphony bass section since 1994. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eThe ASO has commissioned and premiered many of his orchestral and choral works. A recording on the ASO Media label is scheduled for commercial release on CD and digital platforms in February 2019, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eEverything Lasts Forever\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eA Thousand Words\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eMay Cause Dizziness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e, and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e Miserere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e featuring Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eHe frequently collaborates with Atlanta poet Jesse Breite on vocal works, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eMiserere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eTenebrae\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eMagnificat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eHe was named “Best New Composer” by Atlanta Magazine in 2017.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eHe has been awarded Artist-in-Residence fellowships from the Hermitage and Serenbe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eMany Atlanta-area artists have commissioned and performed his works, including the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Chamber Chorus, the Atlanta Chamber Players, the Atlanta Young Singers, the Gwinnett Young Singers, the Morehouse College Glee Club, the Peachtree String Quartet, the Franklin Pond String Quartet, the Atlanta Contemporary Ensemble, Concert Artist Guild Award-winning violist Jennifer Stumm, the Georgia Sinfonia, the Atlanta Community Symphony Orchestra, the DeKalb Symphony, the Georgia State University Wind Ensemble, and movement artists gloATL.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe teaches bass at Emory University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Kurth","offers":[{"title":"$0","offer_id":45817758384172,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$5","offer_id":45817758416940,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$10","offer_id":45817758449708,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$15","offer_id":45817758482476,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$20","offer_id":45817758515244,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0585\/0559\/2876\/files\/Pizz-Suite-Cover.png?v=1784315490","url":"https:\/\/shop.doublebasshq.com\/products\/kurth-pizzicato-suite-in-a-minor","provider":"Double Bass Sheet Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}