The Owl

Here is a fun one that i composed for bowed bass, pizzicato bass and electric bass(Kevin’s 1979 guild classical guitar is doubling the electric bass part too just for effect).  There are also some hand claps and bass percussion.

owl

This piece is very simple and is comprised three short parts, each lasting 8 measures.

One ostinato bass line outlining the harmony, a melody, and a bass line.

Each part is swapped from one instrument to the next like a canon (a round, like ‘Row row row your boat’).

Once each instrument plays each of the parts, the cycle is repeated in reverse order, creating a musical palindrome.

This composition began as an exercise for my composition class in Grad School, but i think it turned out pretty cool.

I hope you enjoy!

Below is a PDF of the Sheet music, if you care to take a look.

Owl bass trio